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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, January 15, 2009, marks the 80th anniversary of the |
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birth of the great civil rights leader and humanitarian Dr. Martin |
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Luther King, Jr.; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. King joined the NAACP at an early age, and by |
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1954 he held a seat on the organization's executive committee; he |
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rose to national prominence in 1955-1956, when he served as a |
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spiritual and moral leader of the historic bus boycott in |
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Montgomery, Alabama; a watershed event, the boycott led to the |
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banning of segregation in local and interstate travel in the United |
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States and simultaneously helped to launch the civil rights |
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movement; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1957, Dr. King and a number of other ministers |
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founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; a leading |
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civil rights organization, the SCLC coordinated mass protest |
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campaigns and voter registration drives across the South; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. King served as president of the SCLC from its |
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inception until his death on April 4, 1968; during those tumultuous |
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years, he wrote five books and numerous articles, traveled more |
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than six million miles, and spoke at over 2,500 events; frequently |
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jailed for peaceful protest, he endured numerous personal threats |
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and attacks over the course of his career; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his immeasurable influence and |
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moral stature, Time magazine named Dr. King its Man of the Year in |
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1963, and in 1964, at the age of 35, he was awarded the Nobel Prize |
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for Peace; he donated the money that accompanied the prize, more |
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than $54,000, to further the civil rights movement; and |
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WHEREAS, A federal holiday commemorating Dr. King's birth was |
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created by the U.S. Congress in 1983; this holiday was first |
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observed in 1986 and was observed in all 50 states for the first |
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time in 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his courageous, unflinching pursuit of |
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social and economic justice, Dr. King helped to shatter a deeply |
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entrenched system of second-class citizenship and bring to further |
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fruition this country's liberating ideals of freedom, equality, and |
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human dignity; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., |
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and call on all Texans to join in carrying forward his dream of a |
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more just, tolerant, and inclusive society. |
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Giddings |
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| Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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| Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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| Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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| Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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| Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Pena |
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| Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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| Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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| Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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| Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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| Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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| Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on |
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January 15, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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