| 1 | | - | Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5 CHAPTER 10 Relative to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [ Filed with Secretary of State February 22, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 5, Bradford. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 90 years of age; andWHEREAS, On April 10, 1970, California became the first state to pass legislation making Dr. Kings birthday a school holiday and, subsequently, a statewide holiday; andWHEREAS, Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from segregation to integration, resulting in the repeal of the post-Reconstruction era state laws mandating racial segregation in the South known as the Jim Crow Laws, thereby leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, now effective for 55 years, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other antidiscrimination laws aimed at ending economic, legal, and social segregation in America; andWHEREAS, Dr. King, in the last months of his life, began organizing a Poor Peoples Campaign to, among other things, assemble a multiracial army of the poor that would descend on Washingtonengaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need beuntil Congress enacted a poor peoples bill of rights, and 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of this campaign; andWHEREAS, Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from legal and socially acceptable discrimination and segregation to an open and accessible policy of racial integration leading to equal participation in and access to primary and higher education, housing, employment, transportation, federal, state, and local governmental elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to human rights; and WHEREAS, Dr. King devoted his life to fighting segregation and injustice by nonviolent means and is an outstanding example of courageous leadership in the face of unrelenting violence and harassment by individuals and governmental institutions; andWHEREAS, Dr. King is a source of inspiration for all Americans; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the California Legislature recognizes the benefits of the collaborative work by many organizations that promote, facilitate, and carry out needed service projects nationwide; and be it further Resolved, That the California Legislature encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and be it furtherResolved, That the California Legislature acknowledges that, by serving ones country, ones community, and ones neighbor, our nation makes progress in civility, equality, and unity consistent with the values and lifes work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature honors the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled February 19, 2019 Passed IN Senate January 18, 2019 Passed IN Assembly February 15, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5Introduced by Senator Bradford(Principal coauthor: Senator Mitchell)January 14, 2019 Relative to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSCR 5, Bradford. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, On Tuesday, January 15, 2019, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 90 years of age; andWHEREAS, On April 10, 1970, California became the first state to pass legislation making Dr. Kings birthday a school holiday and, subsequently, a statewide holiday; andWHEREAS, Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from segregation to integration, resulting in the repeal of the post-Reconstruction era state laws mandating racial segregation in the South known as the Jim Crow Laws, thereby leading to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, now effective for 55 years, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and other antidiscrimination laws aimed at ending economic, legal, and social segregation in America; andWHEREAS, Dr. King, in the last months of his life, began organizing a Poor Peoples Campaign to, among other things, assemble a multiracial army of the poor that would descend on Washingtonengaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the Capitol, if need beuntil Congress enacted a poor peoples bill of rights, and 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of this campaign; andWHEREAS, Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement helped change public policy from legal and socially acceptable discrimination and segregation to an open and accessible policy of racial integration leading to equal participation in and access to primary and higher education, housing, employment, transportation, federal, state, and local governmental elections, and other aspects of public policy relating to human rights; and WHEREAS, Dr. King devoted his life to fighting segregation and injustice by nonviolent means and is an outstanding example of courageous leadership in the face of unrelenting violence and harassment by individuals and governmental institutions; andWHEREAS, Dr. King is a source of inspiration for all Americans; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the California Legislature recognizes the benefits of the collaborative work by many organizations that promote, facilitate, and carry out needed service projects nationwide; and be it further Resolved, That the California Legislature encourages its members and colleagues to urge their constituents to participate in community service projects; and be it furtherResolved, That the California Legislature acknowledges that, by serving ones country, ones community, and ones neighbor, our nation makes progress in civility, equality, and unity consistent with the values and lifes work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature honors the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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