,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bf1      
#bjai,mr4 ,crawford 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,hill of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,womack1 and   
,mr4 ,westerman7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #ajjth 
anniversary of the ,elaine massacre4    
,whereas between ,september #cj and     
,october #a1 #aiai1 an unknown number of
 ,african ,americans were murdered in a 
racially motivated riot2 ,whereas the   
violence erupted when the unionization  
of sharecroppers was falsely portrayed  
as a ,black insurrection against ,white 
landowners2 ,whereas estimates range    
between #ajj to #bdj victims1 making the
 massacre one of the worst instances of 
mass racial violence in ,united ,states 
history2 ,whereas official              
investigations were only made into the  
deaths of #e ,white people who were also
 killed in the violence2 ,whereas those 

investigations resulted in the          
prosecution of #abb ,african ,americans2
 and ,whereas subsequent litigation     
resulted in the historic ,united ,states
 ,supreme ,court decision of ,moore et  
al4 v4 ,dempsey in #aibc1 the first     
,supreme ,court case regarding the      
treatment of ,african ,americans in     
,state criminal justice systems1 setting
 a precedent for future review of ,state
 criminal convictions3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 honors the lives
 and legacies of the unknown number of  
,african ,americans who were murdered in
 ,phillips ,county1 ,arkansas1 #ajj     
years ago2  7#b7 expresses its deepest  
sympathies to the families of the       
victims2 and  7#c7 recognizes the role  
the massacre played in strengthening    
,united ,states citizens' due process   
rights through ,moore v4 ,dempsey1 which
 set a precedent for the ,supreme       
,court's subsequent review of ,state    
criminal trials and their compliance    

with the ,bill of ,rights4