Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit-In.

H. Res. 100 · 115th Congress · Feb 7, 2017 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes the significance of the Greensboro Four and acknowledges their contribution to the Civil Rights Movement, and recognizes the significance of the Greensboro Four as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students in the Civil Rights Movement coalescing in the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC);

(2)

recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the Nation; and

(3)

encourages all States to include in their year-round educational curriculum the history and contributions of the Greensboro Four in North Carolina, and the country as a whole.

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Feb 7, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Budd (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Jones, Mr. Walker, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Holding, Mr. McHenry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Price of North Carolina) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit-In.

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