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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the NAACP H. Boyd Hall Branch in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Corpus Christi are celebrating the chapter's 100th anniversary at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the Freedom Fund Banquet on January 19, 2019; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Seeking to end racial discrimination, the Corpus |
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| 9 | 10 | | Christi branch of the NAACP held its first meeting on February 7, |
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| 10 | 11 | | 1919, with a robust total of 56 people stepping forward to take up |
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| 11 | 12 | | the organization's mission; in 1923, the group was forced to cease |
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| 12 | 13 | | operations due to an increase in violence against the area's |
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| 13 | 14 | | African American population, but the chapter's members remained |
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| 14 | 15 | | resolute in their quest for equality; they reorganized and applied |
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| 15 | 16 | | for a new charter on February 2, 1928; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The H. Boyd Hall Branch has thrived in the decades |
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| 17 | 18 | | since; inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., its |
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| 18 | 19 | | members took part in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and |
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| 19 | 20 | | 1960s, and their efforts, combined with those of other activists |
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| 20 | 21 | | around the nation, helped bring about important advances, such as |
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| 21 | 22 | | passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Today, under the direction of current chapter |
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| 23 | 24 | | president Terry Mills, the H. Boyd Hall Branch continues to serve as |
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| 24 | 25 | | a prominent voice championing diversity and inclusion, with |
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| 25 | 26 | | thousands of people regularly turning out to support NAACP events |
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| 26 | 27 | | in the Coastal Bend region; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The H. Boyd Hall Branch of the NAACP has played an |
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| 28 | 29 | | essential role in bringing about progressive change in the Corpus |
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| 29 | 30 | | Christi community and beyond, and its members are indeed deserving |
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| 30 | 31 | | of recognition for their steadfast commitment to the principles of |
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| 31 | 32 | | equal rights and social justice; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the H. Boyd |
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| 34 | 35 | | Hall Branch of the NAACP and commend the chapter for its outstanding |
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| 35 | 36 | | record of achievement; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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