,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #hd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bc1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,co*ran1   
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4    
,durb91 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91  
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1
 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4       
,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,ms4 
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,burr1 & ,mr4 ,c>d97      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,celebrat+ ,black ,hi/ory 
,mon?4  ,:]eas 9 #aggf1 p imag9$ !      
,unit$ ,/ates z a new c\ntry d$icat$ to 
! proposition /at$ 9 ! ,decl>ation (    
,indep5d5ce t all m5 are creat$ equal1 t
 !y are end[$ by _! ,creator ) c]ta9    
unali5able ,rights1 t among ^! are      
,life1 ,lib]ty & ! pursuit ( ,happ9ess 4
 4 42 ,:]eas ! fir/ ,africans 7 br\ght  
involunt>ily to ! %ores ( ,am]ica z e>ly
 z ! #ag? c5tury2 ,:]eas ,african       
,am]icans suff]$ enslavem5t &           
subsequ5tly fac$ ! inju/ices ( lyn*     

mobs1 segregation1 & d5ial ( ! basic &  
fundam5tal rights ( citiz5%ip2 ,:]eas 9 
#bjae1 ! ve/iges ( ^! inju/ices &       
inequalities rema9 evid5t 9 ! society ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 9 ! face (      
inju/ices1 p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( good w 
& ( all races h di/+ui%$ !mselves ) a   
commitm5t to ! noble ideals on :i* !    
,unit$ ,/ates 0 f\nd$ & h c\rage\sly    
f\ght = ! rights & fre$om ( ,african    
,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,african ,am]icans1   
su* z ,lieut5ant ,colonel ,all5         
,all5swor?1 ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley1    
,james ,baldw91 ,james ,beckw\r?1       
,simeon ,book]1 ,cl>a ,br[n1 ,ralph     
,bun*e1 ,%irley ,*i%olm1 ,fr$]ick       
,d\glass1 ,w4 ,e4 ,b4 ,du ,bois1 ,ralph 
,ellison1 ,m$g> ,ev]s1 ,alex ,haley1    
,doro?y ,height1 ,l5a ,horne1 ,*>les    
,hamilton ,h\/on1 ,mahalia ,jackson1    
,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 ! ,tuskegee      
,airm51 ,?urgood ,m>%all1 ,rosa ,p>ks1  
,bill ,pickett1 ,jackie ,rob9son1 ,a>on 
,%irley1 ,soj\rn] ,tru?1 ,h>riet        
,tubman1 ,hom] ,plessy1 ! ,gre5sboro    

,f\r1 ,maya ,angel\1 & ,ar?ur ,a%e1     
,jr41 along ) _m o!rs1 work$ aga9/      
racism to a*ieve success & to make      
significant contributions to ! economic1
 educational1 political1 arti/ic1       
a?letic1 lit]>y1 sci5tific1 &           
te*nological advancem5ts ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 includ+ ! we/w>d expansion2     
,:]eas ! contributions ( ,african       
,am]icans f all walks ( life ?r\gh\t !  
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates reflect !      
greatness ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas _m  
,african ,am]icans liv$1 toil$1 & di$ 9 
obscurity1 nev] a*iev+ ! recognition !y 
des]v$1 & yet pav$ ! way = future       
g5]ations to succe$2 ,:]eas ,african    
,am]icans cont9ue to s]ve ! ,unit$      
,/ates at ! highe/ levels ( gov]nm5t &  
milit>y2 ,:]eas ! bir?days ( ,abraham   
,l9coln & ,fr$]ick ,d\glass inspir$ !   
creation ( ,negro ,hi/ory ,week1 !      
precursor to ,black ,hi/ory ,mon?2      
,:]eas ,negro ,hi/ory ,week repres5t$ ! 
culm9ation ( ! ef=ts ( ,dr4 ,c>t] ,g4   
,woodson1 ! ,fa!r ( ,black ,hi/ory1 to  

enhance k ( ,black hi/ory ?r\gh !       
,j\rnal ( ,negro ,hi/ory1 publi%$ by !  
,association = ! ,/udy ( ,african       
,am]ican ,life & ,hi/ory1 :i* 0 f\nd$ by
 ,dr4 ,c>t] ,g4 ,woodson & ,jesse ,e4   
,moorl&2 ,:]eas ,black ,hi/ory ,mon?1   
celebrat$ dur+ ! mon? ( ,febru>y1 dates 
back to #aibf :5 ,dr4 ,c>t] ,g4 ,woodson
 set aside a special p]iod 9 ,febru>y to
 recognize ! h]itage & a*ievem5t (      
,black p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,dr4 
,c>t] ,g4 ,woodson /at$3 ,we h a        
wond]ful hi/ory beh9d u4 4 4 4 ,if y are
 unable to demon/rate to ! _w t y h ?is 
record1 ! _w w say to y1 ,y are n wor?y 
to enjoy ! bless+s ( democracy or any?+ 
else42 ,:]eas s9ce ! f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ! c\ntry imp]fectly progress$   
t[>ds noble goals2 & ,:]eas ! hi/ory ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates is ! /ory ( p regul>ly   
affirm+ high ideals1 /riv+ to rea* su*  
ideals b (t5 fail+1 & !n /ruggl+ to come
 to t]ms ) ! disappo9tm5t ( su* failure1
 be=e committ+ to try+ aga93 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 ackn[l$ges t  

all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are ! recipi5ts 
( ! weal? ( hi/ory provid$ by ,black    
culture2  7#b7 recognizes ! importance (
 ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? z an opportunity  
to reflect on ! complex hi/ory ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 :ile rema9+ hopeful &    
confid5t ab\t ! pa? ahead2  7#c7        
ackn[l$ges ! significance ( ,black      
,hi/ory ,mon? z an important opportunity
 to recognize ! trem5d\s contributions (
 ,african ,am]icans to ! hi/ory ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#d7 enc\rages !        
celebration ( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? to   
provide a cont9u+ opportunity = all p 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to le>n f ! pa/ & und]/&
 ! exp]i5ces t h %ap$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#e7 agrees t1 :ile ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
began z a divid$ nation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 mu/--  7,a7 honor ! contribution ( all 
pione]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o h help$ to 
ensure ! legacy ( ! great ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7,b7 move =w>d ) purpose1 unit$     
tirelessly z "o ,nation 4 4 4           
indivisible1 ) lib]ty & ju/ice = all44