,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjaf ,mr4 
,wick] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1 & ,mrs4
 ,%ahe57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,recogniz+ ! hi/orical significance & ! 
#ej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,james ,h4 ,m]$i?    
,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe>1 a #bbj-mile walk d[n  
,highway #ea f ,memphis1 ,t5nessee1 to  
,jackson1 ,mississippi4  ,:]eas !       
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9     
,br[n v4 ,bo>d ( ,education1 #cdg ,u4,s4
 #dhc 7#aied71 rul$ t sep>at+ *ildr5 9  
public s*ools on ! basis ( race violates
 ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 9 ! ye>s foll[+   
,br[n v4 ,bo>d ( ,education1 #cdg ,u4,s4
 #dhc 7#aied71 "s ,s\!rn ,/ates1 includ+
 ! ,/ate ( ,mississippi1 cont9u$ to     
uphold racial segregation2 ,:]eas1 9    
#aifb1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican         
integrat$ ! ,univ]sity ( ,mississippi   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ,ole ,miss72
 ,:]eas1 9 #aife1 ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (

 #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq471  
:i* pass$ ,congress ) bip>tisan support 
& 0 sign$ by ,presid5t ,lyndon ,johnson1
 prohibit$ racial discrim9ation 9 vot+2 
,:]eas1 9 #aiff1 #d ye>s aft]           
integration1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican   
/ud5t at ,ole ,miss plann$ a #bbj-mile  
m>* f ,memphis1 ,t5nessee1 to ,jackson1 
,mississippi 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z
 ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe>7--  7#a7 to  
*all5ge ! fe> t dom9at$ ! day-to-day    
lives ( ,african-,am]icans 9 ! ,s\!rn   
,unit$ ,/ates1 specifically 9 ! ,/ate ( 
,mississippi2 &  7#b7 to enc\rage !     
#dej1jjj unregi/]$ ,african-,am]icans 9 
! ,/ate ( ,mississippi to regi/] to vote
 & to g to ! polls2  ,:]eas1 on ,june   
#e1 #aiff1 ! hi/oric ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ 
,fe> began at ! ,peabody ,hotel 9 d[nt[n
 ,memphis1 ,t5nessee2 ,:]eas !          
self-reliant & det]m9$ lead] ( ! ,m]$i? 
,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> c>ri$ no food1 clo?+1  
or sleep+ bag1 & 0 jo9$ only by a small 
numb] ( ,african-,am]ican support]s &   
,:ites f ! ,nor?2 ,:]eas on rea*+ !     

bord] betwe5 ! ,/ates ( ,t5nessee &     
,mississippi1 ! m>*]s 7 greet$ )        
ho/ility2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #f1 #aiff1 ! 
,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> cont9u$ s\?     
along ,unit$ ,/ates ,highway #ea ?r\gh  
,de,soto ,c\nty t[>d ! t[n ( ,h]n&o1    
,mississippi2 ,:]eas #aej               
,african-,am]ican m5 & wom5 greet$ !    
m>*]s at ! t[n squ>e 9 ,h]n&o1          
,mississippi2 ,:]eas ! visit ( ! m>*]s  
to ,h]n&o1 ,mississippi1 embodi$ !      
purpose ( ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe>1 to 
expla9 to ,african ,am]icans t ! old    
ord] 0 pass+1 t !y %\ld /& up z m5 )    
no?+ to fe>2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #f1 #aiff1
 ab\t #a mile s\? ( ,h]n&o1             
,mississippi1 ! lead] ( ! ,m]$i? ,m>*   
,aga9/ ,fe> 0 %ot #c times by an        
attempt$ assass92 ,:]eas1 on ,june #g1  
#aiff1 national civil rights lead]s1    
includ+ ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41     
,floyd ,mc,kissick1 & ,/okely ,c>mi*ael1
 resum$ ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> :ile  
_! lead] recov]$ f ! attempt$           
assass9ation2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! next #c     

weeks1 ! m>*]s wea!r$ viol5ce & te> gas1
 b accompli%$ :at ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/  
,fe> set out to accompli%2 ,:]eas vot]  
rallies & drives along ,unit$ ,/ates    
,highway #ea result$ 9 m ?an #d1jjj     
,african-,am]icans regi/]+ to vote2     
,:]eas ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> featur$
 _m ,african-,am]icans defy+ !          
intimidation ( ho/ile ,:ites2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,june #be1 #aiff1 ! lead] ( ! ,m]$i?   
,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe>1 along ) #abe allies1  
resum$ ! m>* f ! ,canton1 ,mississippi1 
c\r?\se1 locat$ #ae miles nor? (        
,jackson1 ,mississippi2 ,:]eas ! numb] (
 m>*]s d\bl$ to approximately #bej by ! 
"t ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> rea*$ !    
city limits ( ,canton1 ,mississippi2    
,:]eas #a mile nor? ( ,t\galoo ,college1
 ! m>*]s 7 met by ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 
,jr41 & hundr$s ( additional foll[]s2   
,:]eas hundr$s ( support]s 7 l$ ?r\gh ! 
iron-rod gate at ! ma9 entrance to !    
,t\galoo campus 9 ,jackson1             
,mississippi2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #bf1     
#aiff1 ! ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe>        

conclud$ ) a walk f ,t\galoo ,college to
 ! ,mississippi ,/ate ,capitol build+ 9 
,jackson1 ,mississippi2 ,:]eas          
approximately #ae1jjj individuals att5d$
 ! climactic conclusion ( ! ,m]$i? ,m>* 
,aga9/ ,fe>1 mak+ x ! l>ge/ civil rights
 demon/ration 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,/ate (    
,mississippi2 & ,:]eas ! self-suffici5cy
 & resolve t motivat$ ! ,m]$i? ,m>*     
,aga9/ ,fe> made its lead] a            
revolution>y & a p[]ful figure 9 !      
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 commemorates !   
#ej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,james ,h4 ,m]$i?    
,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe>2  7#b7 recognizes !    
discipl9e & focus requir$ to complete ! 
,james ,h4 ,m]$i? ,m>* ,aga9/ ,fe> dur+ 
! mo/ cont5ti\s decade 9 ! ,civil       
,rights ,movem5t to enc\rage            
,african-,am]icans to defy intimidation 
& regi/] vot]s2 &  7#c7 ackn[l$ges !    
significance ( ! ,james ,h4 ,m]$i? ,m>* 
,aga9/ ,fe>4