,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #agf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,soto submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture  ,,resolution          
,recogniz+ ! hi/orical significance (   
,lawr5ce ,silas4  ,:]eas1 9 #ahia1      
,lawr5ce ,silas 0 born 9 a rural area ( 
,k5ansville1 ,florida1 to ,tom1 a =m]ly 
enslav$ p]son1 & ,elizabe? ,silas2      
,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas1 9 8 y\?1 became 
! breadw9n] = 8 "m & 8 #ab sibl+s ^u !  
pass+ ( 8 fa!r2 ,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas1 
) ! support f 8 de> wife1 ,s>ah ,laur5ce
 ,silas1 ov]came f9ancial /ruggles &    
discrim9ation biases to gradually       
trans=m 8 passion = cattle into a       
prom95t bus9ess t aid$ to ! developm5t (
 8 community2 ,:]eas despite racism &   
discrim9ation1 ,lawr5ce ,silas          
demon/rat$ rem>kable d$ication to "w1   
great p]sev]ance1 & impressive          
entrepr5eurial skills2 ,:]eas ,lawr5ce  
,silas' virtu\s "* & sup]b compet5ce z a

 cattle b>on made him a role model = 8  
community1 & ! p[] ( 8 timeless legacy  
cont9ues to rev]b]ate 9 ,osceola ,c\nty2
 ,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas' empa!tic       
lead]%ip help$ _m citiz5s ( 8 community 
to ov]come f9ancial hurdles & to gr[ _! 
passion = cattle bus9ess2 ,:]eas        
,lawr5ce ,silas' /ory repres5ts !       
resili5ce & p[] ( cattle bus9ess 9      
,osceola ,c\nty & highlights ,florida's 
hi/orical engagem5t ) live/ock bus9ess2 
,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas repres5ts !      
intellig5ce1 ! dilig5t "w attitude1 & ! 
c\rage\s _s ( ! p 9 ! cattle indu/ry2   
,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas 0 an influ5tial  
man 9 8 community despite all           
discrim9ations t ,black p are subject$2 
,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas contribut$ to !  
developm5t ( live/ock bus9ess 9 ,florida
 by sev]al means3 ma/]y manag+ 8 own l& 
) ?\s&s ( heads ( cattle1 provid+ exp]t 
advice = afflu5t deal]s & bre$]s1 &     
creat+ jobs 9 8 community2 ,:]eas       
,lawr5ce ,silas _h recognizable k on _m 
k9ds ( c[ diseases1 :i* all[$ him to    

h&le 8 own cattle z well z f o!r own]s2 
,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas bravely endur$   
all dang]s associat$ ) live/ock         
managem5t 9 a "t :]e hunt+ wild c[s 0   
/ill necess>y2 & ,:]eas ,lawr5ce ,silas 
0 d$icat$ to cattle "w & developm5t     
?r\gh\t 8 life3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t   
,lawr5ce ,silas is a hi/orically        
significant ,african ,am]ican :o has--  
7#a7 made important contributions = !   
developm5t ( live/ock bus9ess 9         
,florida2 &  7#b7 defeat$ great *all5ges
 9 8 j\rney to becom+ a notori\s        
cattleman 9 a society ) /rong racial    
disp>ities4