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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 95
5	5	Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black
6	6	History Month.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	FEBRUARY4, 2025
9	9	Ms. A
10	10	DAMS(for herself, Ms. BROWN, Mr. IVEY, Mr. JOHNSONof Georgia, Ms.
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12	12	LAIB, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Ms. ROSS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GOLDMANof New
13	13	York, Mr. D
14	14	AVISof North Carolina, Mr. GREENof Texas, Mr. CARTER
15	15	of Louisiana, Mr. V
16	16	EASEY, and Mrs. MCIVER) submitted the following
17	17	resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Work-
18	18	force, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period
19	19	to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
20	20	ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
21	21	concerned
22	22	RESOLUTION
23	23	Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-
24	24	in during Black History Month.
25	25	Whereas February 1, 2025, is the 65th anniversary of the
26	26	Greensboro Four sit-in;
27	27	Whereas February 1, 2025, also marks the beginning of
28	28	Black History month, and America’s celebration of the
29	29	contributions of Black Americans to America’s rich his-
30	30	tory and culture;
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33	33	•HRES 95 IH
34	34	Whereas Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell
35	35	Blair, Jr.), Franklin McCain, and David Richmond are
36	36	the members of the Greensboro Four;
37	37	Whereas the Greensboro Four attended North Carolina Agri-
38	38	cultural and Technical State University;
39	39	Whereas the Greensboro Four were refused service at the
40	40	F.W. Woolworth cafeteria in Greensboro, North Carolina,
41	41	on February 1, 1960;
42	42	Whereas the Greensboro Four ignited a movement to chal-
43	43	lenge racial inequality throughout the South;
44	44	Whereas the Greensboro Four were joined by female students
45	45	from Bennett College and Greensboro Women’s College;
46	46	Whereas the sit-ins spread nationwide with over 700,000 peo-
47	47	ple participating, including students, clergymen, and citi-
48	48	zens, both White and Black;
49	49	Whereas the protests resulted in more than 3,000 arrests;
50	50	Whereas the Greensboro Four remained peaceful throughout
51	51	the 6-month sit-in; and
52	52	Whereas the Woolworth Lunch Counter was integrated on
53	53	July 26, 1960: Now, therefore, be it
54	54	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
55	55	(1) recognizes the Greensboro Four for their 2
56	56	contribution to the civil rights movement and the 3
57	57	significant role they played as a catalyst for the mo-4
58	58	bilization of college students in the civil rights move-5
59	59	ment coalescing in the formation of the Student 6
60	60	Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; 7
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64	64	(2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of 1
65	65	the United States enriches and strengthens the Na-2
66	66	tion; 3
67	67	(3) recognizes the continued importance of sit- 4
68	68	ins as an effective form of nonviolent resistance to 5
69	69	spur positive social change; and 6
70	70	(4) encourages all States to include in their 7
71	71	educational curriculum the history and contributions 8
72	72	of the Greensboro Four. 9
73	73	Æ
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