Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.
USA118th CongressHRES-88| House
| Updated: 2/1/2023
Alma S. Adams
Democratic Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (14)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Jeff Jackson (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in House
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.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional tributesElementary and secondary educationHigher educationNorth CarolinaProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. history
Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.
USA118th CongressHRES-88| House
| Updated: 2/1/2023
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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Introduced in House
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.
Alma S. Adams
Democratic Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (14)
Nikema Williams (Democratic)Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Jeff Jackson (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Deborah K. Ross (Democratic)Valerie P. Foushee (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional tributesElementary and secondary educationHigher educationNorth CarolinaProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. history