Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.

United States118th CongressHRES-88House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 1, 2023

Summary

This resolution recognizes (1) the Greensboro Four for their contributions to the Civil Rights Movement and the significant role they played as a catalyst for the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, (2) the value of ethnic and racial diversity in the United States, and (3) the continued importance of sit-ins as an effective form of nonviolent resistance. The resolution also encourages states to include information about the Greensboro Four in their educational curriculums.

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  1. Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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