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,norton1 ,ms4 ,%alala1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (
 ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 
,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,lee (     
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4  
,moore1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4  
,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (        
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 
,payne1 ,ms4 ,bass1 & ,ms4 ,ca/or (     
,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
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,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to approve !     
designation ( ,james ,weldon ,johnson   
,p>k 9 ,jacksonville1 ,florida1 z "p ( !
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,am]ican ,civil ,rights ,network4       
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civil rights demon/ration 9             

,jacksonville1 ,florida1 hi/ory2 ,:]eas 
sev]al brave activi/s--_m te5ag]s--ho/$ 
a sit-9 at a ,jacksonville ,:ites-only  
lun* c\nt]1 :]e !y endur$ v]bal &       
physical abuse f ,:ite cu/om]s2 ,:]eas  
aft] weeks ( peaceful lun* c\nt]        
prote/s1 a viol5t backla% occurr$2      
,:]eas ,jacksonville ,,naacp ,presid5t  
,rutl$ge ,pe>son1 ,jacksonville ,y\?    
,c\ncil ,,naacp memb] ,rodney ,hur/1 &  
o!r community activi/s f\ght = social   
inju/ice by demon/rat+ at ,james ,weldon
 ,johnson ,p>k2 ,:]eas riot]s plant$ &  
pass$ out ax h&les & began brutally     
beat+ ! demon/rators on :at is n[ kn[n z
 ,ax ,h&le ,saturday2 ,:]eas x 0 report$
 t au?orities /ood idly by1 leav+       
citiz5s & ! peaceful prote/ors compris$ 
( "y /ud5ts def5seless 9 ! face ( !     
viol5t mob2 ,:]eas ! activi/s confront$ 
raci/ laws & discrim9atory practices1 & 
risk$ _! lives & reputations at ,james  
,weldon ,johnson ,p>k1 to dismantle ,jim
 ,cr[ policies2 ,:]eas !re are only a   
small numb] ( liv+ prote/]s /ill alive1 

includ+1 ,sp5c] ,meeks1 ,rodney ,hur/1  
,m>jorie ,meeks ,br[n1 & ,patricia      
,pe>son2 & ,:]eas ?is ye> is ! #fj-ye>  
anniv]s>y ( ,ax ,h&le ,saturday3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 expresses       
support = ! designation ( ,james ,weldon
 ,johnson ,p>k z "p ( ! ,national ,p>k  
,s]vice's ,african ,am]ican ,civil      
,rights ,network 9 ,jacksonville1       
,florida2 &  7#b7 recognizes t--  7,a7  
,james ,weldon ,johnson ,p>k /ood at !  
c5t] ( ! #aifjs race riots 9            
,jacksonville1 ,florida1 :]e ax h&les 7 
us$ to beat ,african ,am]icans :o 7     
attempt+ to desegregate lun* c\nt]s2 &  
7,b7 designat+ ,james ,weldon ,johnson  
,p>k z "p ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice's  
,african ,am]ican ,civil ,rights        
,network w m>k ! day ( ! ,ax ,h&le      
,saturday attack z a rem9d] ( :at happ5$
 & honor ^? :o /ood up = ju/ice4