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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Grand Prairie branch of the NAACP is hosting its |
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32nd annual Freedom Fund Scholarship Banquet on March 28, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The NAACP of Grand Prairie is aligned with its |
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parent organization in seeking to eliminate racial discrimination |
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and to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic |
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equality of all citizens; for more than three decades, the Freedom |
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Fund Scholarship Banquet has provided the chapter with the |
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opportunity to support the advancement of education in its |
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community by raising scholarship money for deserving area students; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Featuring the theme "Love Conquers Hate," this |
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year's banquet will welcome Sarah Collins Rudolph, a survivor of |
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the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, as |
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its keynote speaker; the bombing, which was carried out on |
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September 15, 1963, by four members of the Ku Klux Klan, took the |
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lives of Ms. Rudolph's sister and three other girls and left |
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Ms. Rudolph with significant injuries, including the loss of sight |
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in one of her eyes; in the decades that have passed since that |
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horrific day, Ms. Rudolph has spoken out about the trauma she has |
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endured as a victim and survivor of terrorism, and she has traveled |
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across the country spreading a message about hope and the healing |
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power of reconciliation; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedicated work of the Grand Prairie NAACP is an |
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inspiration to all those who share its vision of a society built |
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around justice and human dignity, and it is a privilege to join in |
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honoring the organization and its distinguished guest speaker, |
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Sarah Collins Rudolph; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 32nd annual NAACP Grand Prairie |
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Freedom Fund Scholarship Banquet and extend to all those in |
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attendance sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable |
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event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the NAACP of Grand Prairie as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |