Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 650
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize the ninth anniversary of the installation of the
4	4	19th-Century Black Legislators' Monument at the Texas State
5	5	Cemetery; and
6	6	WHEREAS, In March of 2010, the Texas State Cemetery honored
7	7	the 52 African American men who served in the Texas Legislature
8	8	or participated in Texas constitutional conventions, or both, in
9	9	the years following emancipation; and
10	10	WHEREAS, At the close of the Civil War, cities in Texas
11	11	enforced codes to restrict the rights of African Americans; the
12	12	federal government intervened to remove the restrictions, and
13	13	between 1867 and 1900, 52 African American Texans worked to help
14	14	structure the state's laws and constitution; and
15	15	WHEREAS, These pioneering statesmen represented a variety
16	16	of backgrounds, experiences, and occupations; they strived to
17	17	safeguard voting rights and educational opportunities, and they
18	18	worked to reform the prison system, end railroad car segregation
19	19	and the poll tax, and protect both skilled and agricultural
20	20	workers; they lost their voice once again around the turn of the
21	21	century, when discriminatory laws were reinstated to exclude
22	22	African American citizens from political life; and
23	23	WHEREAS, The installation of the 19th-Century Black
24	24	Legislators' Monument began with the research of Larry Thomas,
25	25	who went on to serve as the monument's project director; those
26	26	honored by the monument provided a courageous voice during a
27	27	tumultuous period in our history, and their contributions to our
28	28	state will not be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
29	29	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
30	30	Legislature, hereby recognize the significance of the
31	31	19th-Century Black Legislators' Monument at the Texas State
32	32	Cemetery and extend appreciation to all who contributed to the
33	33	monument's creation and installation; and, be it further
34	34	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a
35	35	tribute to all who participated in this special project.
36	36	Watson
37	37	________________________________
38	38	President of the Senate
39	39	I hereby certify that the
40	40	above Resolution was adopted by
41	41	the Senate on April 29, 2019.
42	42	________________________________
43	43	Secretary of the Senate
44	44	________________________________
45	45	Member, Texas Senate