,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1
 #bjag,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,stabenow7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,,resolution  ,celebrating  
the history of the ,detroit ,river with 
the #af-year commemoration of the       
,international ,underground ,railroad   
,memorial ,monument1 comprised of the   
,gateway to ,freedom ,monument in       
,detroit1 ,michigan1 and the ,tower of  
,freedom ,monument in ,windsor1         
,ontario1 ,canada4  ,whereas millions of
 ,africans and their descendants were   
enslaved in the ,united ,states and the 
,american colonies from #afai through   
#ahfe2 ,whereas ,africans forced into   
slavery were torn from their families   
and loved ones and stripped of their    
names and heritage2 ,whereas the faith  
and strength of character demonstrated  
by former slaves and the descendants of 

former slaves are an example for all    
people of the ,united ,states1          
regardless of background1 religion1 or  
race2 ,whereas tens of thousands of     
people of ,african descent bravely and  
silently escaped their chains to follow 
the perilous ,underground ,railroad     
northward towards freedom in ,canada2   
,whereas the ,detroit ,river played a   
central role for these passengers of the
 ,underground ,railroad on their way to 
freedom2 ,whereas in ,october #bjja1 the
 ,city of ,detroit1 ,michigan1 joined   
with ,windsor and ,essex ,counties in   
,ontario1 ,canada1 to memorialize the   
courage of these freedom seekers with an
 international memorial to the          
,underground ,railroad1 comprised of the
 ,tower of ,freedom ,monument in        
,windsor1 ,ontario1 and the ,gateway to 
,freedom ,monument in ,detroit1         
,michigan2 ,whereas the deep roots that 
slaves1 refugees1 and immigrants who    
reached ,canada from the ,united ,states
 created in ,canadian society are a     

tribute to the determination of the     
descendants of those slaves1 refugees1  
and immigrants to safeguard the history 
of the struggles and endurance of their 
forebears2 ,whereas the observance of   
the #af-year commemoration of the       
,international ,underground ,railroad   
,memorial ,monument will be celebrated  
during the month of ,october #bjag2     
,whereas the ,international ,underground
 ,railroad ,memorial ,monument          
represents a cooperative international  
partnership dedicated to education and  
research with the goal of promoting     
cross-border understanding1 economic    
development1 and cultural heritage      
tourism2 ,whereas over the course of    
history1 the ,united ,states has become 
a symbol of democracy and freedom around
 the world2 and ,whereas the legacy of  
,african-,americans and their fight for 
freedom is interwoven with the fabric of
 democracy and freedom in the ,united   
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate-- 7#a7 celebrates the       

history of the ,detroit ,river with a   
#af-year commemoration of the           
,international ,underground ,railroad   
,memorial ,monument1 comprised of the   
,gateway to ,freedom ,monument in       
,detroit1 ,michigan1 and the ,tower of  
,freedom ,monument in ,windsor1         
,ontario1 ,canada2 and  7#b7 supports   
the official recognition1 by national   
and international entities1 of the      
,detroit ,river as an area of historic  
importance to the history of the        
,underground ,railroad and the fight for
 freedom in ,north ,america4