,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4 
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,ms4           
,alsobrooks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate !   
,museum ( ! ,bl9d ,p's ,movem5t 9       
,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1 z ! ,national       
,museum ( ! ,bl9d ,p's ,movem5t4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,national ,museum ( ! ,bl9d ,p's        
,movem5t ,act4  #b4 ,designation (      
,national ,museum ( ! ,bl9d ,p's        
,movem5t  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,equal treatm5t "u ! law & 
equal access to all ! rights1           
privileges1 & protections ( !           
,con/itution are core t5ets ( !         
philosophy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4 
7#b7 ,^? noble & l(ty ideals h n always 
be5 met ?r\gh\t ! c\rse ( ?is c\ntry's  
%>$ national hi/ory & its movem5t t[>d a
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disabilities h fac$ unique *all5ges     
p]ta9+ to accessibility & civil rights4 
7#d7 ,bl9d individuals h exp]i5c$       
sy/emic discrim9ation & l[ expectations 
b1 despite ^! b>ri]s1 h hi/orically made
 significant contributions to society   
:i* h (t5 gone und]recogniz$4  7#e7     
,bl9d p self-organiz$ on a national     
basis 9 #aidj to e/abli% ! ,national    
,f$]ation ( ! ,bl9d :i* has s]v$ z a    
vehicle = collective action by ! bl9d   
!mselves to raise expectations 9        
society4  7#f7 ,! ,national ,f$]ation ( 
! ,bl9d has s]v$ z ! model & inspiration
 = ! developm5t ( bl9d-l$ organizations 
! _w ov] & sp>k$ ! creation ( !         
,int]national ,f$]ation ( ! ,bl9d :i*   
lat] became "p ( ! ,_w ,bl9d ,union4    
7#g7 ,?r\gh\t ! c\rse ( its eight-decade
 crusade to ensure ! full integration ( 
! bl9d into society on ! basis (        
equality1 ! ,national ,f$]ation ( !     
,bl9d has acquir$ innum]able artifacts1 
docum5ts1 & lit]ature detail+ !         
individual & collective accompli%m5ts & 

/ruggles ( bl9d p & h[ ^? individuals h 
contribut$ to ! broad] ,am]ican society4
  7#h7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has no cultural 
in/itution t c5t]s ! exp]i5ce ( bl9d p &
 elevates ! und]/&+ ( h[ ^? individuals 
h work$ toge!r to improve society & to  
*ange ! negative misconceptions ab\t !  
bl9d 9 ! ,nation & ar\nd ! _w4  7#i7 ,! 
,national ,f$]ation ( ! ,bl9d has *os5  
to commit to ! collection1 pres]vation1 
& curation ( ?is hi/ory ?r\gh ! ,museum 
( ! ,bl9d ,p's ,movem5t locat$ inside ! 
,national ,f$]ation ( ! ,bl9d ,j]nigan  
,in/itute 9 ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&4  7#aj7  
,?is w be ! fir/ museum own$ & op]at$ by
 ! bl9d ( ,am]ica4  7#aa7 ,! museum1 z  
well z ! exi/+ ar*ive :i* is curr5tly   
available to rese>*]s1 w s]ve z a       
national plat=m to explore ! /ruggles & 
successes ( ! bl9d z individuals1 z     
collectives1 & z a movem5t4 & to        
enc\rage und]/&+ ( ! pa/1 & facilitate  
aw>5ess & evoke dialogue 9 ! pres5t1    
:ile inspir+ respect1 det]m9ation1 &    
action = an equitable future4  7b7      

,designation ,! museum kn[n z ! ,museum 
( ! ,bl9d ,p's ,movem5t1 locat$ at #bjj 
,ea/ ,wells ,/reet 9 ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1
 is designat$ z ! ,national ,museum ( ! 
,bl9d ,p's ,movem5t4