,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #h1 #bjai,ms4
 ,clarke of ,new ,york 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mrs4 ,watson 
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 
,veasey1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,carson of   
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4          
,richmond1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4         
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4       
,mc,eachin1 and ,ms4 ,pressley7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives with respect to ,marcus
 ,garvey4  ,whereas ,marcus ,mosiah     
,garvey1 ,jamaica's first national hero1
 was born in ,st4 ,ann's ,bay1 ,jamaica1
 on ,august #ag1 #ahhg1 and died on     
,june #aj1 #aidj2 ,whereas ,marcus      
,garvey emigrated to the ,united        
,states1 where he founded the ,universal
 ,negro ,improvement ,association2      

,whereas ,marcus ,garvey was the father 
of the largest ,african-,american       
movement for human rights and economic  
self-sufficiency of all time1 attracting
 millions of followers in the ,united   
,states1 the ,caribbean1 ,latin         
,america1 ,africa1 and ,europe2 ,whereas
 ,marcus ,garvey's philosophy inspired  
some of the world's great ,black        
leaders2 ,whereas leading a movement for
 economic independence among ,black     
,americans1 ,marcus ,garvey became the  
target of surveillance and harassment by
 ,united ,states ,government law        
enforcement agencies2 ,whereas ,marcus  
,garvey was prosecuted and convicted of 
mail fraud1 imprisoned1 and later1      
deported to ,jamaica2 ,whereas the case 
against ,marcus ,garvey was politically 
motivated1 the charges unsubstantiated1 
and his conviction unjust2 ,whereas     
millions of petitioners have appealed   
for his exoneration2 ,whereas ,marcus   
,garvey is recognized as a national hero
 in his native ,jamaica1 and as a       

towering figure in nations around the   
world2 and ,whereas ,marcus ,garvey's   
life and contributions to the ,united   
,states should be recognized and        
appropriate steps taken to restore his  
name and reputation in this country3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that-- 7#a7 ,marcus ,garvey was innocent
 of the charges brought against him by  
the ,united ,states ,government2  7#b7  
,marcus ,garvey was and should be       
recognized internationally as a leader  
and thinker in the struggle for human   
rights2 and  7#c7 the ,president should 
take appropriate measures within his    
power to exonerate ,marcus ,garvey and  
clear his good name4