| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1752 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Mesquite Tri-East NAACP and the City of Mesquite |
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| 6 | 6 | | sponsored the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration |
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| 7 | 7 | | on January 14, 2023, to commemorate the legacy of this pioneering |
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| 8 | 8 | | civil rights leader; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A Baptist minister and social activist, Dr. Martin |
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| 10 | 10 | | Luther King Jr. played a leading role in many of the pivotal civil |
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| 11 | 11 | | rights events of the 1950s and 1960s, from the historic bus boycott |
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| 12 | 12 | | in Montgomery, Alabama, to the founding of the Southern Christian |
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| 13 | 13 | | Leadership Conference, to the March on Washington in 1963, where he |
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| 14 | 14 | | delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech before some 200,000 |
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| 15 | 15 | | people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his immense influence, Dr. King |
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| 17 | 17 | | was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1964, and in 1983, a |
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| 18 | 18 | | federal holiday commemorating his birth was created by the |
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| 19 | 19 | | U.S. Congress; this holiday was first formally observed in 1986 and |
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| 20 | 20 | | was celebrated in all 50 states for the first time in 2000; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, The 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Community |
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| 22 | 22 | | Celebration began with a parade through downtown, followed by a |
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| 23 | 23 | | tribute to Dr. King at the Mesquite Arts Center, which featured |
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| 24 | 24 | | speeches, as well as choir and dance performances; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Dr. King's enduring message continues to motivate |
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| 26 | 26 | | and encourage countless individuals working for peace, freedom, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | equality around the world, and the federal holiday dedicated to his |
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| 28 | 28 | | lifelong struggle for social justice provides a welcome opportunity |
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| 29 | 29 | | to redouble our commitment to the noble ideals for which he gave his |
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| 30 | 30 | | life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Community Celebration in Mesquite and extend to all those involved |
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| 34 | 34 | | with the event sincere best wishes for the future. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Neave Criado |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1752 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 39 | 39 | | 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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