Official Summaries

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.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 95 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 95

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 2025

 Ms. Adams (for herself, Ms. Brown, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Ross, Ms. Norton, Mr. Goldman of New York, 
    Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Carter of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Veasey, and Mrs. McIver) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
  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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                               RESOLUTION


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

Whereas February 1, 2025, is the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro Four sit-in;
Whereas February 1, 2025, also marks the beginning of Black History month, and 
        America's celebration of the contributions of Black Americans to 
        America's rich history and culture;
Whereas Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair, Jr.), Franklin 
        McCain, and David Richmond are the members of the Greensboro Four;
Whereas the Greensboro Four attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 
        State University;
Whereas the Greensboro Four were refused service at the F.W. Woolworth cafeteria 
        in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960;
Whereas the Greensboro Four ignited a movement to challenge racial inequality 
        throughout the South;
Whereas the Greensboro Four were joined by female students from Bennett College 
        and Greensboro Women's College;
Whereas the sit-ins spread nationwide with over 700,000 people participating, 
        including students, clergymen, and citizens, both White and Black;
Whereas the protests resulted in more than 3,000 arrests;
Whereas the Greensboro Four remained peaceful throughout the 6-month sit-in; and
Whereas the Woolworth Lunch Counter was integrated on July 26, 1960: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the Greensboro Four for their contribution 
        to the civil rights movement and the significant role they 
        played as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students 
        in the civil rights movement coalescing in the formation of the 
        Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee;
            (2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the 
        United States enriches and strengthens the Nation;
            (3) recognizes the continued importance of sit-ins as an 
        effective form of nonviolent resistance to spur positive social 
        change; and
            (4) encourages all States to include in their educational 
        curriculum the history and contributions of the Greensboro 
        Four.
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