,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aadf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bc1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,norton submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,septemb] #bc1 #bjbj1 z ,m>y ,*ur*      
,t]rell ,day1 & call+ on ,congress to   
recognize ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell's la/+     
contributions to ! civil rights & wom5's
 rights movem5ts4  ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur*    
,t]rell 0 born on ,septemb] #bc1 #ahfc1 
9 ,memphis1 ,t5nessee1 to =m] slaves2   
,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell's fa!r1 ,rob]t
 ,re$ ,*ur*1 0 a successful bus9essman &
 "o ( ! ,s\?'s fir/ ,african-,am]ican   
millionaires2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell 
att5d$ ! ,antio* ,college laboratory    
s*ool & ,ob]l9 ,college2 ,:]eas ,m>y    
,*ur* ,t]rell 0 "o ( ! fir/             
,african-,am]ican wom5 to att5d college2
 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell's belief 9 ! 
importance ( education l$ h] to !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia 9 #ahhg2 ,:]eas    

,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell taught at ! ,m ,/reet
 ,color$ ,high ,s*ool1 n[ kn[n z ,paul  
,laur5ce ,dunb> ,high ,s*ool2 ,:]eas    
,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell 0 ! fir/             
,african-,am]ican woman 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates to be appo9t$ to a s*ool bo>d2   
,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell believ$ t !   
end to racial discrim9ation c\ld be     
a*iev$ ?r\gh education1 "w1 & community 
activism2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell's   
activism 0 sp>k$ by ! lyn*+ ( an old    
fri5d1 ,?omas ,moss1 9 #ahib2 ,:]eas    
,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell us$ h] position to   
fight racial & g5d] discrim9ation2      
,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell p>ticipat$ 9  
antilyn*+ campaigns alongside ,ida ,b4  
,wells-,b>nett2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur*       
,t]rell l$ ! fight to desegregate eat+  
places 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 ,:]eas 
,di/rict ( ,columbia laws ( #ahgb &     
#ahgc requir$ all re/aurants to s]ve any
 respectable1 well-behav$ p]son         
reg>dless ( color2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur*    
,t]rell 0 #hf at ! "t %e laun*$ !       
campaign to en=ce ^! civil rights laws2 

,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell & sev]al      
colleagues ent]$ ,?ompson ,re/aurant 9 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia on ,febru>y #bh1  
#aiej2 ,:]eas ! gr\p 0 refus$ s]vice on 
! basis ( _! race2 ,:]eas ,john ,r4     
,?ompson ,co41 0 prosecut$ = violat+ ^! 
laws2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell cont9u$ 
h] fight ?r\gh boycotts1 picket+1 &     
sit-ins at re/aurants ar\nd ! ,di/rict (
 ,columbia2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #h1 #aiec1 
?ree ye>s aft] ! lawsuit 0 fil$1 !      
,supreme ,c\rt 9 ,di/rict ( ,columbia v4
 ,john ,r4 ,?ompson ,co41 held ^! laws 7
 en=ceable2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell   
also actively f\ght = wom5's suffrage2  
,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell 0 presid5t ( !
 ,national ,association ( ,color$ ,wom52
 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell 0 "o ( !     
f\nd]s & *>t] memb]s ( ! ,national      
,association = ! ,advancem5t ( ,color$  
,p2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell p]suad$ ! 
,national ,association ( ,univ]sity     
,wom5 to admit ,black memb]s2 ,:]eas !  
,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell ,h\se is a ,national 
,hi/oric ,l&m>k locat$ at #cbf ,t ,/reet

 ,,nw 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & is op5
 to ! public2 & ,:]eas ,septemb] #bc1   
#bjbj1 w\ld be an appropriate day to    
designate z ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell ,day3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell ,day2 &
  7#b7 calls on ,congress to recognize  
,m>y ,*ur* ,t]rell's legacy ( civil     
rights & wom5's rights4