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HRES 944
Honoring the life and courage of Claudette Colvin.
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This resolution recognizes Claudette Colvin as an integral figure of the civil rights movement and honors her actions leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the related Supreme Court ruling that found segregation on buses to be unconstitutional.
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Primary sponsor
Al, Jr. Lawson
HouseFLDemocratDistrict 5
Cosponsors
Alma S. Adams
HouseNCDemocratDistrict 12
André Carson
HouseINDemocratDistrict 7
Anthony G. Brown
HouseMDDemocratDistrict 4
Barbara Lee
HouseCADemocratDistrict 13
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