| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2720 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 106 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators James of the 28th, Mangham of the 55th, Rahman of the 5th, Rhett of the 33rd |
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| 4 | 4 | | and Anderson of the 43rd |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Honoring the memory of Mrs. Rosa Parks and recognizing February 4, 2025, as Rosa Parks |
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| 8 | 8 | | Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, on December 1, 1955, seamstress Rosa Parks became a beacon of courage and3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she refused to give up her seat on a city bus4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | to a white passenger, accepting arrest, trial, and conviction rather than humiliation; and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, her quiet insistence on human dignity in the face of segregation, racism, and6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Jim Crow laws sparked the city-wide bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, that brought an7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | unknown young minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to national prominence; and8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, alongside Dr. King, Rosa Parks became a leader and an icon in the national9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | effort that resulted in the United States Supreme Court decision outlawing the segregation10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | of city buses and gave critical momentum to the larger battle for civil rights; and11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Rosa Parks has been hailed as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | America for her pivotal act on that day in Alabama, as well as for her lifelong commitment13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | to justice for Black Americans; and14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 106 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Rosa Parks received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a Congressional Gold Medal; and following her death16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | at age 92, she became the first woman to lie in state in the United States Capitol Rotunda;17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, this historic stronghold created a wave of positive change in America, which19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | is evident by women being allowed to serve on submarines in the United States armed forces20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and taking leadership positions in religious, business, and political arenas; more women21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | serving in Congress than ever before; the first woman, Kamala Harris, being elected to serve22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | as Vice President of the United States; and the election of the nation's first Black president;23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | and24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Rosa Parks risked her life on December 1, 1955, in a selfless effort to end25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | racism, it is abundantly fitting and proper that her legacy is honored and the fight for equal26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | rights and the ending of racism continues.27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | honor the memory of Mrs. Rosa Parks and her gallant service to this nation and the Civil29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Rights Movement and recognize February 4, 2025, as Rosa Parks Day at the state capitol.30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | press.33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | S. R. 106 |
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