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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 189
	1	+	2025S0133-1 02/25/25
	2	+	By: West S.R. No. 189
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	7	+	SENATE RESOLUTION
2	8		WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	9		join the National Aviation Education Center and the
4	10		Commemorative Air Force in recognizing 125 years of Black
5	11		aviation history; and
6	12		WHEREAS, Black innovators and aviators overcame seemingly
7	13		insurmountable barriers during the Jim Crow era to help lay the
8	14		foundation for modern advanced aviation, yet their contributions
9		-	to the field have been largely overlooked and underappreciated; and
	15	+	to the field have been largely overlooked and underappreciated;
	16	+	and
10	17		WHEREAS, This storied history can be traced back to 1899,
11	18		when John Frederick Pickering of Haiti applied for an aviation
12	19		patent for his flight machine, and he was awarded United States
13	20		Patent Number 643,975 on February 20, 1900; Charles Frederick
14	21		Page, a former slave of Pineville, Louisiana, also applied for an
15	22		aviation patent for his invention in 1903, and he was awarded
16	23		United States Patent Number 817,442 on April 10, 1906; both of
17	24		these men's original innovations were designed and tested before
18	25		the Wright brothers made their famous first flight; and
19	26		WHEREAS, Black pilots continued breaking barriers in the
20		-	early 1900s, and during World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen garnered
21		-	public attention as the nation's first Black military pilot group;
22		-	these extraordinary servicemen persevered amid discriminatory
23		-	policies and prejudice to protect the nation with exceptional skill
24		-	and bravery in aerial combat, and their achievements established
25		-	the groundwork for racial integration of the United States Armed
26		-	Forces and the civil rights movement; and
	27	+	early 1900s, and during World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen
	28	+	garnered public attention as the nation's first Black military
	29	+	pilot group; these extraordinary servicemen persevered amid
	30	+	discriminatory policies and prejudice to protect the nation with
	31	+	exceptional skill and bravery in aerial combat, and their
	32	+	achievements established the groundwork for racial integration
	33	+	of the United States Armed Forces and the civil rights movement;
	34	+	and
27	35		WHEREAS, On February 21 and 22, 2025, guests gathered at
28	36		the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center to honor
29	37		the positive impact and enduring legacy of Black trailblazers in
30	38		the field of aviation as part of the center's Black History Month
31	39		celebration; now, therefore, be it
32	40		RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
33	41		Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the pioneering Black men who
34	42		helped to shape modern aeronautics and join all in celebrating
35	43		125 years of Black aviation history; and, be it further
36	44		RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
37	45		honor of this special occasion.
38		-	West
39		-	________________________________
40		-	President of the Senate
41		-	I hereby certify that the
42		-	above Resolution was adopted by
43		-	the Senate on March 4, 2025.
44		-	________________________________
45		-	Secretary of the Senate
46		-	________________________________
47		-	Member, Texas Senate