,,iii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eba ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,celebrating ,black ,history ,month4 ,whereas1 in #aggf1 people envisioned the ,united ,states as a new nation dedicated to the proposition stated in the ,declaration of ,independence that all men are created equal1 that they are endowed by their ,creator with certain unalienable ,rights1 that among these are ,life1 ,liberty and the pursuit of ,happiness2 ,whereas ,africans were first brought involuntarily to the shores of the ,united ,states as early as the #agth century2 ,whereas ,african ,americans suffered enslavement and subsequently faced the injustices of lynch mobs1 segregation1 and denial of the basic and fundamental rights of citizenship2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1 the vestiges of those injustices and inequalities remain evident in the society of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in the face of injustices1 people of good will and of all races in the ,united ,states have distinguished themselves with a commitment to the noble ideals on which the ,united ,states was founded and have fought courageously for the rights and freedom of ,african ,americans and others2 ,whereas ,african ,americans1 such as ,lieutenant ,colonel ,allen ,allensworth1 ,maya ,angelou1 ,arthur ,ashe1 ,jr41 ,james ,baldwin1 ,james ,beckwourth1 ,clara ,brown1 ,blanche ,bruce1 ,ralph ,bunche1 ,shirley ,chisholm1 ,holt ,collier1 ,miles ,davis1 ,louis ,armstrong1 ,larry ,doby1 ,frederick ,douglass1 ,w4 ,e4 ,b4 ,du ,bois1 ,ralph ,ellison1 ,medgar ,evers1 ,aretha ,franklin1 ,alex ,haley1 ,dorothy ,height1 ,jon ,hendricks1 ,olivia ,hooker1 ,lena ,horne1 ,charles ,hamilton ,houston1 ,mahalia ,jackson1 ,stephanie ,tubbs ,jones1 ,b4,b4 ,king1 ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 ,coretta ,scott ,king1 ,thurgood ,marshall1 ,constance ,baker ,motley1 ,rosa ,parks1 ,walter ,payton1 ,bill ,pickett1 ,homer ,plessy1 ,bass ,reeves1 ,hiram ,revels1 ,amelia ,platts ,boynton ,robinson1 ,jackie ,robinson1 ,aaron ,shirley1 ,sojourner ,truth1 ,harriet ,tubman1 ,booker ,t4 ,washington1 the ,greensboro ,four1 the ,tuskegee ,airmen1 ,prince ,rogers ,nelson1 ,recy ,taylor1 ,fred ,shuttlesworth1 ,duke ,ellington1 ,langston ,hughes1 ,muhammad ,ali1 ,elijah ,cummings1 ,ella ,fitzgerald1 ,mamie ,till1 ,toni ,morrison1 ,gwen ,ifill1 ,diahann ,carroll1 ,chadwick ,boseman1 ,john ,lewis1 ,katherine ,johnson1 ,rev4 ,c4,t4 ,vivian1 ,hank ,aaron1 ,edith ,savage-,jennings1 ,septima ,clark1 ,mary ,mcleod ,bethune1 ,cicely ,tyson1 ,john ,hope ,franklin1 ,colin ,powell1 bell hooks1 ,bob ,moses1 ,sidney ,poitier1 and ,chief ,justice of ,south ,carolina ,ernest ,finney1 along with many others1 worked against racism to achieve success and to make significant contributions to the economic1 educational1 political1 artistic1 athletic1 literary1 scientific1 and technological advancement of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the contributions of ,african ,americans from all walks of life throughout the history of the ,united ,states reflect the greatness of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas many ,african ,americans lived1 toiled1 and died in obscurity1 never achieving the recognition those individuals deserved1 and yet paved the way for future generations to succeed2 ,whereas ,african ,americans continue to serve the ,united ,states at the highest levels of business1 government1 and the military2 ,whereas the birthdays of ,abraham ,lincoln and ,frederick ,douglass inspired the creation of ,negro ,history ,week1 the precursor to ,black ,history ,month2 ,whereas ,negro ,history ,week represented the culmination of the efforts of ,dr4 ,carter ,g4 ,woodson1 the ,father of ,black ,history1 to enhance knowledge of ,black history through ,the ,journal of ,negro ,history1 published by the ,association for the ,study of ,african ,american ,life and ,history1 which was founded by ,dr4 ,carter ,g4 ,woodson and ,jesse ,e4 ,moorland2 ,whereas ,black ,history ,month1 celebrated during the month of ,february1 originated in #aibf when ,dr4 ,carter ,g4 ,woodson set aside a special period in ,february to recognize the heritage and achievements of ,black people in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,dr4 ,carter ,g4 ,woodson stated1 ,we have a wonderful history behind us4 4 4 4 ,if you are unable to demonstrate to the world that you have this record1 the world will say to you1 ,you are not worthy to enjoy the blessings of democracy or anything else42 ,whereas1 since its founding1 the ,united ,states has imperfectly progressed toward noble goals2 ,whereas the history of the ,united ,states is the story of people regularly affirming high ideals1 striving to reach those ideals but often failing1 and then struggling to come to terms with the disappointment of that failure1 before committing to try again2 ,whereas1 on ,november #d1 #bjjh1 the people of the ,united ,states elected ,barack ,obama1 an ,african-,american man1 as ,president of the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas1 on ,february #bb1 #bjab1 people across the ,united ,states celebrated the groundbreaking of the ,national ,museum of ,african ,american ,history and ,culture1 which opened to the public on ,september #bd1 #bjaf1 on the ,national ,mall in ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 acknowledges that all people of the ,united ,states are the recipients of the wealth of history provided by ,black culture2 7#b7 recognizes the importance of ,black ,history ,month as an opportunity to reflect on the complex history of the ,united ,states1 while remaining hopeful and confident about the path ahead2 7#c7 acknowledges the significance of ,black ,history ,month as an important opportunity to commemorate the tremendous contributions of ,african ,americans to the history of the ,united ,states2 7#d7 encourages the celebration of ,black ,history ,month to provide a continuing opportunity for all people in the ,united ,states to learn from the past and understand the experiences that have shaped the ,united ,states2 and 7#e7 agrees that1 while the ,united ,states began as a divided country1 the ,united ,states must-- 7,a7 honor the contribution of all pioneers in the ,united ,states who have helped to ensure the legacy of the great ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 move forward with purpose1 united tirelessly as a nation indivisible1 with liberty and justice for all44