,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,august #ah1    
#bjbj ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida 7for     
himself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,shalala1   
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4        
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,thompson of            
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4       
,foster1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4
 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4
 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,johnson of  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,demings1    
,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,crist1   
,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 
,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,bass1 and
 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources  ,,resolution  ,urging the   
,secretary of the ,interior to approve  
the designation of ,james ,weldon       
,johnson ,park in ,jacksonville1        
,florida1 as part of the ,national ,park
 ,service's ,african ,american ,civil   

,rights ,network4  ,whereas ,august #bg1
 #aifj1 was the largest civil rights    
demonstration in ,jacksonville1         
,florida1 history2 ,whereas several     
brave activists--many teenagers--hosted 
a sit-in at a ,jacksonville ,whites-only
 lunch counter1 where they endured      
verbal and physical abuse from ,white   
customers2 ,whereas after weeks of      
peaceful lunch counter protests1 a      
violent backlash occurred2 ,whereas     
,jacksonville ,,naacp ,president        
,rutledge ,pearson1 ,jacksonville ,youth
 ,council ,,naacp member ,rodney ,hurst1
 and other community activists fought   
for social injustice by demonstrating at
 ,james ,weldon ,johnson ,park2 ,whereas
 rioters planted and passed out ax      
handles and began brutally beating the  
demonstrators on what is now known as   
,ax ,handle ,saturday2 ,whereas it was  
reported that authorities stood idly by1
 leaving citizens and the peaceful      
protestors comprised of young students  
defenseless in the face of the violent  

mob2 ,whereas the activists confronted  
racist laws and discriminatory          
practices1 and risked their lives and   
reputations at ,james ,weldon ,johnson  
,park1 to dismantle ,jim ,crow policies2
 ,whereas there are only a small number 
of living protesters still alive1       
including1 ,spencer ,meeks1 ,rodney     
,hurst1 ,marjorie ,meeks ,brown1 and    
,patricia ,pearson2 and ,whereas this   
year is the #fj-year anniversary of ,ax 
,handle ,saturday3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,house of                  
,representatives--  7#a7 expresses      
support for the designation of ,james   
,weldon ,johnson ,park as part of the   
,national ,park ,service's ,african     
,american ,civil ,rights ,network in    
,jacksonville1 ,florida2 and  7#b7      
recognizes that--  7,a7 ,james ,weldon  
,johnson ,park stood at the center of   
the #aifjs race riots in ,jacksonville1 
,florida1 where ax handles were used to 
beat ,african ,americans who were       
attempting to desegregate lunch         

counters2 and  7,b7 designating ,james  
,weldon ,johnson ,park as part of the   
,national ,park ,service's ,african     
,american ,civil ,rights ,network will  
mark the day of the ,ax ,handle         
,saturday attack as a reminder of what  
happened and honor those who stood up   
for justice4