,,iv #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #edg ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 ,c>son 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,h]nndez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 & ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ,,resolution ,recogniz+ ! significance ( ,national ,c>ibbean ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon?4 ,:]eas p ( ,c>ibbean h]itage are f\nd 9 e ,/ate ( ! ,union2 ,:]eas emigration f ! ,c>ibbean to ! ,am]ican colonies began z e>ly z #afai ) ! arrival ( ind5tur$ work]s 9 ,jame/[n1 ,virg9ia2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! #ag?1 #ah?1 & #ai? c5turies1 a significant numb] ( slaves f ! ,c>ibbean 7 br\ght to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas millions ( p h emigrat$ f ! ,c>ibbean to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! curr5t population ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o 7 born 9 or h ance/ry f ! ,c>ibbean is e/imat$ at #ac1bjj1jjj2 ,:]eas1 l ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! c\ntries ( ! ,c>ibbean fac$ ob/acles ( slav]y & colonialism & /ruggl$ = indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas1 also l ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! p ( ! ,c>ibbean h div]se racial1 e?nic1 cultural1 & religi\s backgr\nds2 ,:]eas indep5d5ce movem5ts ?r\gh\t ! ,c>ibbean & ! consequ5tial e/abli%m5t ( indep5d5t democratic c\ntries 9 ! ,c>ibbean /r5g!n$ ties betwe5 ! ,c>ibbean & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,alex&] ,hamilton1 a ,f\nd+ ,fa!r ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! fir/ ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 0 born 9 ! ,c>ibbean2 ,:]eas _m influ5tial ,c>ibbean ,am]icans h contribut$ to ! ri* hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,jean ,bapti/e ,po9te du ,sable1 ! pione] settl] ( ,*icago2 7#b7 ,claude ,mc,kay1 a poet ( ! ,h>lem ,r5aissance2 7#c7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson1 ! writ] ( ! ,black ,national ,an!m2 7#d7 ,celia ,cruz1 ! _w-r5[n$ que5 ( ,salsa music2 7#e7 ,sylvia ,w9t]1 influ5tial fem9i/1 writ]1 & human rights activi/2 7#f7 ,john ,br[n ,russwurm1 co-f\nd] ( ,fre$om's ,j\rnal1 ! fir/ ,black-own$ newspap]2 7#g7 ,h>ry ,belafonte1 a leg5d>y musician1 actor1 & activi/2 7#h7 ,sir ,sidney ,poiti]1 ! fir/ ,black actor to w9 ! ,academy ,aw>d = ,be/ ,actor1 film director1 & diplomat2 7#i7 ,m]vyn ,dymally1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,lieut5ant ,gov]nor ( ,cali=nia & fir/ ,c>ibbean immigrant to s]ve 9 ,congress2 & 7#aj7 ,%irley ,*i%olm1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,congresswoman & fir/ ,african ,am]ican to run = a major p>ty's presid5tial nom9ation2 ,:]eas ! _m influ5tial ,c>ibbean ,am]icans 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates also include-- 7#a7 ,kamala ,h>ris1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,vice ,presid5t2 7#b7 ,col9 ,p[ell1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,secret>y ( ,/ate2 7#c7 ,eric ,hold]1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,attorney ,g5]al2 7#d7 ,k>9e ,jean-,pi]re1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,:ite ,h\se ,press ,secret>y2 7#e7 ,deval ,patrick1 fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,gov]nor ( ,massa*usetts2 7#f7 ,david ,pat]son1 fir/ legally-bl9d & fir/ ,african-,am]ican to s]ve z ,gov]nor ( ,new ,york ,/ate2 7#g7 ,wes ,moore1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican ,gov]nor ( ,m>yl&2 7#h7 ,patrick ,gasp>d1 labor union organiz] & social ju/ice advocate2 7#i7 ,e>l ,graves1 ,sr41 ,f\nd] ( ,black ,ent]prise2 & 7#aj7 ,k>eem ,abdul ,jabb>1 basketball great & social activi/2 ,:]eas ,c>ibbean ,am]icans h play$ an active role 9 ! civil rights movem5t & o!r social & political movem5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,c>ibbean ,am]icans h s]v$ ) di/9ction 9 ! milit>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & include-- 7#a7 ,john ,e/rada1 #ae? 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