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,capuano submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
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to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution         
,commemorat+ ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( !       
assass9ation ( ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1    
,jr41 ?r\gh ! tea*+ ( nonviol5ce4       
,:]eas1 on ,april #d1 #aifh1 ,dr4 ,m>t9 
,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 0 assass9at$ 9 8 hotel 
room 9 ,memphis1 ,t5nessee2 ,:]eas ,dr4 
,k+ help$ our ,nation und]/& :at x means
 to love our neighbor1 no matt] ! color 
( 8 or h] sk92 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ taught   
our ,nation to recognize ! evils (      
racism t p]si/$ 9 our laws & practices m
 ?an "o hundr$ ye>s aft] ! abolition (  
slav]y2 ,:]eas ,dr4 ,k+ s\ght to a*ieve 
ju/ice & reconciliation ?r\gh peaceful  

means & inspir$ millions ( o!rs to d s  
also1 e>n+ him ! #aifd ,nobel ,peace    
,prize2 ,:]eas 9 8 book1 ,/ride ,t[>d   
,fre$om1 ,dr4 ,k+ esp\s$ six pr9ciples (
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me?od = c[>ds2 x does resi/2  7#b7      
nonviol5ce does n seek to defeat or     
humiliate ! oppon5t1 b to w9 8 fri5d%ip 
& und]/&+2  7#c7 nonviol5ce is direct$  
aga9/ ! =ces ( evil r ?an aga9/ p]sons  
:o happ5 to be do+ ! evil2  7#d7        
nonviol5ce is a will+ness to accept     
suff]+ )\t retaliation2  7#e7 nonviol5ce
 avoids n only ext]nal physical viol5ce 
b also int]nal viol5ce ( ! _s2 &  7#f7  
nonviol5ce is bas$ on ! conviction t !  
univ]se is on ! side ( ju/ice2 ,:]eas   
,dr4 ,k+'s ef=ts & lead]%ip help$ br+   
ab\t ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd1 !   
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife1 & j days    
aft] 8 dea?1 ! ,civil ,rights ,act (    
#aifh1 "s ( ! mo/ significant           
legislation ev] pass$ by ,congress2     
,:]eas1 9 #aihf1 a ,f$]al holiday 0     
e/abli%$ 9 ,dr4 ,k+'s honor1 & is n[    

celebrat$ 9 _m cities across ! ,unit$   
,/ates z a day = volunte] s]vice2 ,:]eas
 ,dr4 ,k+'s memory is *]i%$ along ) o!r 
great prea*]s ( nonviol5ce1 ,mahatma    
,g&hi & ,nelson ,m&ela1 & a /atue 9 8   
honor 0 plac$ among ! ,*ri/ian ,m>tyrs (
 ! ,tw5tie? ,c5tury 9 ,we/m9/] ,abbey2  
,:]eas half a c5tury aft] 8 dea?1 !     
,unit$ ,/ates has made progress on !    
racial issues ,dr4 ,k+ d$icat$ 8 life   
to1 b mu* m "w mu/ be done2 & ,:]eas no 
assass9 c\ld sil5ce him1 because 8 words
 & 8 example w live z long z free m5 &  
wom5 rememb] him3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7         
recognizes ! lessons ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r   
,k+1 ,jr41 s\ght to leave ) u1 bo? 9 8  
life & 8 dea?1 t nonviol5t action c be  
an important =ce = social & political   
*ange2  7#b7 recognizes ! importance (  
tea*+ ! next g5]ation ! importance (    
ex]cis+ _! con/itutional rights to free 
spee*1 assembly1 & association2 &  7#c7 
enc\rages all ,/ates & local s*ool      
di/ricts to incorporate into _!         

educational curriculum ! /udy (         
nonviol5ce into ! tea*+ ( hi/ory &      
civics1 9 ! context ( bo? ,unit$ ,/ates 
& global hi/ory4