,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7=     
himself1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,nickel1 ,mr4 
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4  
,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4
 ,tlaib7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,s>ah     
,keys ,evans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,s>ah ,keys ,evans ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,s>ah ,keys ,evans 0 born 
on ,april #ah1 #aibi1 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 9 a t[n call$ ,keysville1 !    
second olde/ ( sev5 *ildr54  7#b7 ,s>ah 
,keys1 an ,army vet]an & civil rights   
pione]1 is a liv+ example t *ange is    
possible if we are will+ to /& up &     
fight = :at is "r4  7#c7 ,be=e ! #aiee  
arre/ ( ,rosa ,p>ks & ! ,montgom]y bus  
boycott t foll[$1 !re 0 ,s>ah ,keys     

,evans4 ,h] refusal to give up h] seat  
on an int]/ate *>t] bus prompt$ ! l&m>k 
c\rt case1 ,s>ah ,keys v4 ,c>ol9a ,coa* 
,company1 9 :i* ! ,int]/ate ,comm]ce    
,commission 7,,icc7 outlaw$ !           
segregation ( ,black pass5g]s 9 buses   
travel+ across ,/ate l9es4  7#d7 ,on    
,augu/ #a1 #aieb1 ,wom5's ,army ,corps1 
,private ,fir/ ,class ,s>ah ,keys1 bo>d$
 a bus 9 ,tr5ton1 ,new ,j]sey1 = h] fir/
 home visit to ,wa%+ton1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 
s9ce jo9+ ! milit>y4 ,! bus %e bo>d$    
w\ld take h] directly to h] ,nor?       
,c>ol9a de/9ation )\t any requir$ bus   
*anges4  7#e7 ,once ! bus rea*$ ,roanoke
 ,rapids1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 a new driv]    
took ov] ! bus & z 0 cu/om1 w5t ?r\gh ! 
bus & re*eck$ tickets4 ,:5 he came to   
,ms4 ,keys1 he told h] to give up h]    
seat to a ,:ite ,m>9e :o bo>d$ ! bus 9  
,roanoke ,rapids & move to ! back ( !   
bus4 ,tir$ f h] long j\rney & und]/&+ h]
 rights1 ,s>ah refus$4  7#f7 ,six ye>s  
prior1 9 #aidf1 !re 0 a ,supreme ,c\rt  
decision 7,morgan v4 ,virg9ia7 t said x 

0 illegal to practice pass5g]           
segregation on int]/ate buses1 b local  
jurisdictions f\nd ways to circumv5t    
,f$]al laws4  7#g7 ,fru/rat$ ) h]       
p]si/5ce1 ! bus driv] ann\nc$ t all     
pass5g]s w\ld be mov+ to a diff]5t bus1 
b t woman :o refus$ to *ange h] seat1   
ref]r+ to ,ms4 ,keys1 w\ld n be all[$ to
 bo>d ! new bus & w\ld n be all[$ to    
cont9ue ! trip4  7#h7 ,%ortly !reaft]1  
two police (fic]s arriv$ at ! bus       
t]m9al1 took ,s>ah by ! arms into a     
patrol c> & drove h] to ! ,roanoke      
,rapids police /ation4 ,because %e      
refus$ to be subject$ to unju/          
discrim9ation & prejudice1 %e 0 =c$ to  
/ay 9 jail ov]night & 0 f9$ #be4jj be=e 
h] release4  7#i7 ,once ,s>ah arriv$    
home & in=m$ h] family ( ! inju/ice %e  
endur$1 h] fa!r enc\rag$ h] to seek     
legal action4  7#aj7 ,! ,national       
,association = ! ,advancem5t ( ,color$  
,p 7,,naacp7 ref]r$ ! family to attorney
 ,dovey ,johnson ,r\ndtree1 a ,capta9 9 
! ,wom5's ,army ,corps1 :o br\ght h]    

case be=e ! ,,icc4 ,! ,,icc meet+ 9 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia took place on ,may 
#ab1 #aied4 ,x 0 decid$ by only "o memb]
 ( ! ,,icc4  7#aa7 ,new ,york           
,congressman ,adam ,clayton ,p[ell1     
,jr41 agre$ x 0 n fair t ! o!r #aj      
memb]s ( ! ,,icc 7 n involv$ 9 !        
decision4 ,congressman ,p[ell help$     
p]suade ! ,,icc to reconsid] its        
decision4  7#ab7 ,aft] ! ,supreme ,c\rt 
decision on ,br[n v4 ,bo>d ( ,education 
on ,may #ag1 #aied1 & ) ! support (     
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,attorney ,g5]al    
,h]b]t ,br[nell1 ! ,,icc rea*$ a new    
decision4 ,a majority ( ! ,,icc memb]s  
_h decid$ t x 0 wrong = p on            
,/ate-to-,/ate trips to be =c$ to sit 9 
c]ta9 seats on a bus because ( ! color (
 _! sk9 & t x 0 aga9/ ! law4  7#ac7 ,!  
,,icc decision on ,novemb] #be1 #aiee1  
w5t fur!r ?an ! ,supreme ,c\rt's rul+ 9 
#aidf :i* _h outlaw$ only unfair laws t 
a ,/ate might make1 n rules t a bus     
company might make4  7#ad7 ,9 ,s>ah     
,keys v4 ,c>ol9a ,coa* ,company1 ! ,,icc

 rul$ 9 favor ( ,keys ,evans4 ,9 _!     
decision1 ! ,commission f\nd ! ,int]/ate
 ,comm]ce ,act =bids segregation z !    
practice subjects pass5g]s to unju/     
discrim9ation1 & undue & unreasonable   
prejudice & disadvantage1 9 violation ( 
section #baf7;d7 ( ! ,int]/ate ,comm]ce 
,act & is !re=e unlawful4  #c4          
,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7         
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,mrs4 ,s>ah     
,keys ,evans1 9 recognition ( h]        
a*ievem5ts4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=     
purposes ( ! pres5tation "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike 
a gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1
 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als  7a7   
,/rik+ ( duplicates ,"u su* regulations 
z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y

 may /rike duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold 
m$al /ruck "u section #c4  7b7 ,sell+ ( 
duplicates ,! ,secret>y may sell su*    
duplicates "u subsection 7a7 at a price 
suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( su*          
duplicates1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1    
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national   
m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title    
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7          
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4