,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cg  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,february #bg1 #bjbj,mr4 ,coons 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,carper7 
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,honoring the
 life and work of ,louis ,lorenzo       
,redding1 whose lifelong dedication to  
civil rights and service stand as an    
example of leadership for all people4   
,whereas ,louis ,lorenzo ,redding       
7referred to in this preamble as ,louis 
,l4 ,redding7 was born on ,october #be1 
#aija1 in ,alexandria1 ,virginia1 the   
eldest of #e children born to ,lewis    
,alfred and ,mary ,ann ,holmes ,redding2
 ,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding was an    
educator1 attorney1 and lifelong        
activist who worked on civil rights and 
educational issues2 ,whereas ,louis ,l4 
,redding graduated from ,howard ,high   
,school in #aiai1 which1 at that time1  

was the only public high school for     
,african-,american students in          
,delaware2 ,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding 
received a bachelor's degree from ,brown
 ,university in #aibc2 ,whereas1 while  
at ,brown ,university1 ,louis ,l4       
,redding and #g other men established a 
chapter of the ,alpha ,phi ,alpha       
fraternity in ,providence1 ,rhode       
,island2 ,whereas1 in #aibc1 ,louis ,l4 
,redding was the first ,african         
,american awarded the prestigious       
,william ,gaston ,prize for excellence  
in oratory and1 as a result1 delivered a
 commencement speech at ,brown          
,university2 ,whereas ,louis ,l4        
,redding became an ,english instructor  
and the vice principal of ,fessenden    
,academy outside of ,ocala1 ,florida1   
the oldest continuously operated school 
originally for ,african-,american       
students in ,florida2 ,whereas ,louis   
,l4 ,redding left ,fessenden ,academy to
 teach ,english in the high school      
division of ,morehouse ,college1 a      

historically ,black college in ,atlanta1
 ,georgia2 ,whereas1 after #b years of  
teaching1 ,louis ,l4 ,redding enrolled  
in ,harvard ,law ,school in #aibe2      
,whereas1 in #aibf1 as a law student at 
,harvard ,law ,school1 ,louis ,l4       
,redding was ejected from the           
,wilmington1 ,delaware1 municipal court 
while protesting segregation of the     
courtroom2 ,whereas that municipal court
 was the first court in ,wilmington1    
,delaware1 to desegregate its gallery2  
,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding graduated  
from ,harvard ,law ,school in #aibh as  
the only ,african ,american in a class  
of about #bjj students2 ,whereas1 in    
#aibi1 ,louis ,l4 ,redding became the   
first ,african ,american to pass the    
,delaware bar2 ,whereas ,louis ,l4      
,redding remained the only              
,african-,american lawyer in ,delaware  
for #bf years2 ,whereas1 in #aidi1      
,louis ,l4 ,redding was admitted to the 
,delaware ,bar ,association1 an         
organization from which ,louis ,l4      

,redding had been excluded for #bj years
 after having passed the ,delaware bar2 
,whereas1 in #aiej1 ,louis ,l4 ,redding 
and ,jack ,greenberg1 a lawyer for the  
,,naacp ,legal ,defense and ,educational
 ,fund1 filed the case of ,parker v4    
,university of ,delaware to protest the 
segregated college system in ,delaware2 
,whereas1 in ,august #aiej1 ,chancellor 
,collins ,seitz ruled in ,parker v4     
,university of ,delaware1 #ge ,a4#b;d   
#bbe 7,del4 ,ch4 #aiej71 that1 under    
,plessy v4 ,ferguson1 #afc ,u4,s4 #ecg  
7#ahif71 the ,state of ,delaware        
violated the ,constitution of the       
,united ,states by offering a separate  
but not equal education in the ,state   
college and university system2 ,whereas1
 in #aiea1 ,louis ,l4 ,redding and ,jack
 ,greenberg filed-- 7#a7 ,belton v4     
,gebhart1 a case that concerned the     
desegregation of high schools2 and  7#b7
 ,bulah v4 ,gebhart1 a case that        
concerned the desegregation of          
elementary schools2 ,whereas1 in #aieb1 

the ,belton and ,bulah cases were       
consolidated in the ,delaware ,court of 
,chancery1 where1 in ,belton v4         
,gebhart1 #hg ,a4#b;d #hfb 7,del4 ,ch4  
#aieb71 ,chancellor ,collins ,seitz     
ordered the ,delaware ,state ,board of  
,education to open all schools in       
,delaware to ,african ,americans2       
,whereas the ,delaware ,state ,board of 
,education appealed the decision of     
,chancellor ,collins ,seitz to the      
,supreme ,court of ,delaware1 which     
upheld the decision of the ,chancellor  
in ,gebhart v4 ,belton1 #ia ,a4#b;d #acg
 7,del4 #aieb72 ,whereas the case then  
came before the ,supreme ,court of the  
,united ,states on a writ of certiorari 
to the ,supreme ,court of ,delaware2    
,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding and ,jack  
,greenberg argued the case alongside    
,thurgood ,marshall1 the first          
,african-,american ,justice of the      
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states1 
as the last of a group of #e school     
desegregation cases heard and decided by

 the ,supreme ,court of the ,united     
,states in ,brown v4 ,board of          
,education of ,topeka1 #cdg ,u4,s4 #dhc 
7#aied71 and ,bolling v4 ,sharpe1 #cdg  
,u4,s4 #dig 7#aied72 ,whereas1 on ,may  
#ag1 #aied1 the ,supreme ,court of the  
,united ,states held in ,brown v4 ,board
 of ,education of ,topeka1 #cdg ,u4,s4  
#dhc 7#aied71 that separate educational 
facilities for racial minorities        
violated the ,equal ,protection ,clause 
of the #adth ,amendment to the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
thus holding that school segregation was
 unconstitutional2 ,whereas1 on         
,february #ba1 #aifa1 ,louis ,l4        
,redding argued to the ,supreme ,court  
of the ,united ,states in the case of   
,burton v4 ,wilmington ,parking         
,authority that a private company with a
 relationship to a government agency was
 in violation of the ,equal ,protection 
,clause of the #adth ,amendment to the  
,constitution of the ,united ,states if 
the private company refused to provide  

service to a customer on the basis of   
race2 ,whereas1 in ,april #aifa1 the    
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
established the principle of ,state     
action in ,burton v4 ,wilmington        
,parking ,authority1 #cfe ,u4,s4 #gae   
7#aifa71 and ruled that a private entity
 may not discriminate on the basis of   
race if the ,state has approved1        
encouraged1 or facilitated the relevant 
private conduct2 ,whereas1 in #aife1    
,louis ,l4 ,redding became a public     
defender for the ,state of ,delaware and
 fought for the rights of poor clients  
for nearly #bj years thereafter2        
,whereas1 in #aihd1 ,louis ,l4 ,redding 
retired after #ee years of practicing   
law2 ,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding was a 
member of many national organizations1  
including-- 7#a7 the ,national ,bar     
,association2  7#b7 the ,national       
,association for the ,advancement of    
,colored ,people2  7#c7 the ,national   
,lawyers ,guild2 and  7#d7 the          
,emergency ,civil ,liberties ,committee2

 ,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding was       
awarded the ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr4 
,memorial ,award by the ,national       
,education ,association and an honorary 
,doctor of ,law degree from ,brown      
,university2 ,whereas the ,university of
 ,delaware established the ,louis ,l4   
,redding ,chair for the ,study of ,law  
and ,public ,policy in the ,school of   
,education2 ,whereas ,pulitzer ,prize   
winning author ,richard ,kluger         
described ,louis ,l4 ,redding as a man  
who fought1 largely alone1 for the civil
 rights and liberties of ,black         
,delawareans2 ,whereas former ,secretary
 of ,transportation ,william ,t4        
,coleman1 ,jr41 stated that the giants  
of the civil rights movement were       
,houston ,hastings1 ,louis ,l4 ,redding1
 and ,thurgood ,marshall2 ,whereas1 on  
,september #bi1 #aiih1 ,louis ,l4       
,redding died at the age of #if in      
,lima1 ,pennsylvania2 ,whereas ,louis   
,l4 ,redding broke down barriers and    
paved the way for countless             

,african-,american lawyers to follow in 
his footsteps1 including-- 7#a7         
,theophilus ,nix1 ,sr41 the second      
,african ,american to pass the ,delaware
 bar exam2  7#b7 ,joshua ,w4 ,martin    
,,iii1 the first ,african-,american     
president of the ,delaware ,bar         
,association2  7#c7 ,frank ,h4 ,hollis1 
the first ,african-,american attorney to
 represent corporate clients in         
,delaware2  7#d7 ,paulette ,sullivan    
,moore1 the first ,african-,american    
woman to pass the ,delaware bar exam2   
7#e7 ,leonard ,l4 ,williams1 the second 
,african-,american judge in ,delaware2  
7#f7 ,haile ,l4 ,alford1 the first      
,african-,american female judge in      
,delaware2  7#g7 ,arlene ,coppadge1 the 
first ,african-,american female judge   
appointed to the ,delaware ,family      
,court2  7#h7 ,gregory ,m4 ,sleet1 the  
first ,african ,american to be appointed
 as the ,united ,states ,attorney for   
the ,district of ,delaware and the first
 ,african-,american judge to serve on   

the ,united ,states ,district ,court for
 the ,district of ,delaware2  7#i7 ,alex
 ,j4 ,smalls1 the first                 
,african-,american chief judge of the   
,delaware ,court of ,common ,pleas2 and 
7#aj7 ,tamika ,montgomery-,reeves1 the  
first ,african-,american ,vice          
,chancellor of the ,delaware ,court of  
,chancery and the first                 
,african-,american justice to serve on  
the ,supreme ,court of ,delaware2 and   
,whereas ,louis ,l4 ,redding is         
remembered as an individual who figured 
prominently in the struggle for         
desegregation and as a lawyer who never 
lost a desegregation case3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that ,congress honors 
the life and work of ,louis ,lorenzo    
,redding1 a civil servant whose lifelong
 dedication to justice and equality     
stand as an outstanding example of      
leadership for all people4