,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #add  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ & celebrat+ ! #gj? anniv]s>y 
( ! #aiec ,baton ,r\ge ,bus ,boycott4   
,:]eas1 9 #aiej1 ! ,baton ,r\ge city    
c\ncil revok$ ! lic5ses ( ne>ly #dj     
,black-own$ bus s]vices1 :i* transport$ 
resid5ts to & f ,black neighborhoods1   
jobs1 & bus9esses )9 ! city2 ,:]eas !   
bus companies pl$g$ to provide full &   
fair s]vices to all rid]s1 b ! realities
 ( segregation w\ld make t pl$ge ne>ly  
impossible to keep2 ,:]eas racial       
segregation 0 a p]vad+ & inh]5t "p (    
life 9 ! ,s\?1 & ! city buses 9 ,baton  
,r\ge1 ,l\isiana1 7 a microcosm ( !     

segregat$ society ( ! ,s\?2 ,:]eas1 9   
#aiec1 ! ,black resid5ts ( ,baton ,r\ge1
 ,l\isiana1 took a c\rage\s fir/ /ep &  
/ag$ ! ,nation's fir/ l>ge-scale bus    
boycott1 *all5g+ segregation2 ,:]eas1   
dur+ ?is "t1 ,black bus pass5g]s 9      
,baton ,r\ge1 ,l\isiana1 7 requir$ to   
sit 9 ! re> ( ! bus1 to give up seats to
 ,:ite pass5g]s1 &1 aft] pay+ _! f>e at 
! front ( ! bus1 to exit & re5t] ! bus  
?r\gh ! back door2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ?is "t1 
#gj p]c5t ( ! ,baton ,r\ge bus          
companies' bus9ess came f ,black        
pass5g]s2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ?is "t1 ,black   
resid5ts 9 ,baton ,r\ge knew t prote/+  
_! unequal treatm5t c\ld cause !m to    
become victims ( economic boycotts1     
viol5ce1 or o!r =ms ( int5tional        
misconduct2 ,:]eas ,m>?a ,:ite & o!r    
,black bus pass5g]s 7 told to get up on 
a cr[d$ bus by a ,:ite bus driv]2 ,:]eas
 e ,black pass5g] on ! bus t day /uck   
toge!r & refus$ to get (f ! bus2 ,:]eas 
! police 7 call$ to arre/ ! ,black bus  
pass5g]s1 caus+ a walk out & a #d-;day  

/rike on local bus s]vices2 ,:]eas      
,black *ur* & civic lead]s f all ov]    
,baton ,r\ge came toge!r to =m ! ,unit$ 
,def5se ,league1 ) ,rev4 ,t4,j4 ,jemison
 z presid5t2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,def5se    
,league decid$ t nobody 0 go+ to ride ! 
bus ! next morn+1 prompt+ ,black        
resid5ts across ,baton ,r\ge to c>pool )
 ea* o!r2 ,:]eas ?is action co/ bus     
companies #a1fjj a day ) no ,black      
pass5g]s due to ! boycott & ceas$ bus   
op]ations across ! city2 ,:]eas !       
boycott's success rea*$ f> beyond !     
,baton ,r\ge city limits & gave ,black p
 across ! ,nation inspiration & hope1   
sett+ ! tone = ! civil rights movem5t2  
,:]eas ! ,baton ,r\ge ,bus ,boycott     
repres5ts ! fir/ l>ge-scale1 ext5d$ ef=t
 by ,black p to successfully *all5ge    
discrim9ation & segregation2 & ,:]eas1 9
 #aief1 #c ye>s aft] ! ,baton ,r\ge bus 
/rike1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt outlaw$ racial  
segregation on buses3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
recognizes & celebrates ! #gj? anniv]s>y

 ( ! #aiec ,baton ,r\ge ,bus ,boycott1  
to provide an opportunity = ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to le>n m ab\t ! pa/ & to 
bett] und]/& ! exp]i5ces t h %ap$ !     
,nation2  7#b7 recognizes ! hi/orical   
significance ( ?is mile/one ( ! ,baton  
,r\ge ,bus ,boycott2  7#c7 reaffirms its
 commitm5t t hi/ory %\ld be reg>d$ z a  
means = und]/&+ ! pa/ & solv+ ! *all5ges
 ( ! future2 &  7#d7 expresses support =
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to explore h[ 
to provide appropriate m>k+s to id5tify 
places associat$ ) ! ,baton ,r\ge ,bus  
,boycott4