,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #gj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,ern/ 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4  
,tub]ville1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 & ,mr4        
,w>nock7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,febru>y #a1 #bjbc1 z ,george ,wa%+ton  
,c>v] ,day4  ,:]eas ,george ,wa%+ton    
,c>v] 0 "o ( ! greate/ agricultural     
sci5ti/s & humanit>ians 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates 9 ! #bj? c5tury2 ,:]eas ,george  
,wa%+ton ,c>v] 0 born enslav$ 9 ,miss\ri
 circa #ahfd & ev5tually pursu$ high]   
education at ,simpson ,college 9 ,i[a2  
,:]eas ,george ,wa%+ton ,c>v] 0 ! fir/  
,black /ud5t & fir/ ,black faculty memb]
 at ,i[a ,/ate ,univ]sity & lat] e>n$   
int]national r5[n at ,tuskegee          
,univ]sity 9 ,alabama :]e he s]v$ z a   
faculty memb] = m ?an #de ye>s & z      
,agricultural ,director2 ,:]eas ,george 
,wa%+ton ,c>v] ga9$ an int]national     
reputation = 8 rese>*1 tea*+1 & outrea* 

& creat$ hundr$s ( agricultural         
products1 includ+ new v>ieties (        
peanuts1 soybeans1 sweet potatoes1 & o!r
 crops2 & ,:]eas ! humanit>ian ef=ts (  
,george ,wa%+ton ,c>v] *ang$ ! lives (  
c\ntless f>m]s & families 9 pov]ty3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate supports !     
designation ( ,febru>y #a1 #bjbc1 z     
,george ,wa%+ton ,c>v] ,day to celebrate
 & commemorate ! endur+ legacy &        
contributions ( ,george ,wa%+ton ,c>v]  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4