,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #c1        
#bjag,ms4 ,norton submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform  ,,resolution       
,recognizing the life and legacy of     
,richard 7,dick7 ,gregory and honoring  
his contributions to the civil rights   
movement and to ,american comedy4       
,whereas ,dick ,gregory was born on     
,october #ab1 #aicb1 in ,st4 ,louis1    
,missouri1 and passed away on ,august   
#ai1 #bjag1 in the ,district of         
,columbia at the age of #hd2 ,whereas   
,dick ,gregory was an early civil rights
 pioneer1 participating in sit-ins and  
getting arrested numerous times         
throughout the ,south for the defeat of 
segregation and for equal rights2       
,whereas ,dick ,gregory was a passionate
 champion for voting rights and home    
rule for the residents of the ,district 
of ,columbia and in the #aifjs was in   

the forefront of the struggle that      
culminated in home rule for the         
,district of ,columbia2 ,whereas ,dick  
,gregory moved to ,chicago1 ,illinois1  
in #aief to begin his comedy career     
after having served in the ,united      
,states ,army2 ,whereas in #aiei1 ,dick 
,gregory married ,lillian ,smith1 with  
whom he had #aa children2 ,whereas      
besides civil rights1 ,dick ,gregory was
 an activist in numerous causes over the
 course of his life1 including the      
,vietnam ,war1 the ,equal ,rights       
,amendment1 police brutality1 ,south    
,african apartheid1 nuclear power1      
prison reform1 feminism1 drug abuse1 and
 ,native ,american rights2 ,whereas     
,dick ,gregory authored a dozen books2  
and ,whereas ,dick ,gregory became one  
of the first ,african-,american         
comedians to enjoy crossover appeal to  
,blacks and ,whites alike1 using his    
talent to point up the absurdity of     
racism and discrimination3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   

,representatives honors the life and    
legacy of ,richard 7,dick7 ,gregory and 
acknowledges his contributions to civil 
rights1 to multiple other causes for    
freedom and equality1 and to ,american  
comedy4