[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 25 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 25
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 16, 2005
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the contributions of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.),
David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, the ``Greensboro
Four'', to the civil rights movement.
Whereas on February 1, 1960, Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), David Richmond,
Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, four African-American freshman
students at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University,
walked into the F.W. Woolworth store in downtown Greensboro, North
Carolina, and sat at the ``whites only''
lunch counter, thereafter becoming known as the ``Greensboro Four'';
Whereas the ``Greensboro Four'' were refused service but continued to sit at the
lunch counter in nonviolent protest;
Whereas the sit-in by the ``Greensboro Four'' was an act of courage and
conscience, and inspired sit-ins across North Carolina and the southern
United States to protest racial segregation in public accommodations and
in other areas of life;
Whereas the courageous protest of the ``Greensboro Four'' and all of the sit-in
demonstrations made a critical contribution to the civil rights
movement, leading to the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
the integration of public accommodations; and
Whereas the civil rights movement made our nation more just and decent, and the
courage and conscience of the ``Greensboro Four'' should inspire all
Americans to act against injustice: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That the Congress--
(1) applauds the valor and courageous efforts of Jibreel
Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and
Franklin McCain, known as the ``Greensboro Four''; and
(2) encourages all Americans to remember the contributions
they made to the civil rights movement and to conduct
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to commemorate
the sit-in of the ``Greensboro Four''.
Passed the House of Representatives February 15, 2005.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.