Bill Text: IA HR8 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to recognize Archie and Nancy Martin and the contributions of the Martin family to the education of Black students in Iowa.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-03-03 - Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 488. [HR8 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HR8-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
8
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
8
BY
R.
JOHNSON
,
ANDREWS
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
JAMES
,
WICHTENDAHL
,
KRESSIG
,
AMOS
JR.
,
GEARHART
,
OLSON
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
JUDGE
,
WELDON
,
BARKER
,
MADISON
,
KNIFF
MCCULLA
,
WOOD
,
LATHAM
,
BLOOMINGDALE
,
CROKEN
,
HARRIS
,
NORDMAN
,
LOHSE
,
ZABNER
,
GJERDE
,
DUNWELL
,
NIELSEN
,
JACOBY
,
SRINIVAS
,
SCHEETZ
,
EHLERT
,
McBURNEY
,
SHIPLEY
,
GERHOLD
,
WILZ
,
MOHR
,
GEHLBACH
,
WULF
,
HORA
,
LUNDGREN
,
and
BOSSMAN
A
Resolution
to
recognize
Archie
and
Nancy
Martin
1
and
the
contributions
of
the
Martin
family
to
the
2
education
of
Black
students
in
Iowa.
3
WHEREAS,
Archie
and
Nancy
Martin
were
born
into
4
slavery
in
the
American
South
and
began
migrating
north
5
with
their
six
adult
children
in
1913,
moving
from
6
Austell,
Georgia,
to
Ames,
Iowa,
in
1915;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Archie
found
work
as
an
assistant
to
the
8
yardmaster
with
the
Chicago
and
Northwestern
Railroad
9
and
Nancy
worked
as
a
cook
for
a
local
doctor
and
10
a
Greek
house
on
the
campus
of
the
then-Iowa
State
11
College;
and
12
WHEREAS,
Iowa
State
College
welcomed
students
of
13
color,
and
George
Washington
Carver,
the
first
Black
14
student
at
Iowa
State
College,
graduated
in
1896;
and
15
WHEREAS,
until
the
late
1940s,
it
was
unofficial
16
policy
at
Iowa
State
College
that
Black
students
had
17
to
room
together,
creating
difficulties
in
finding
18
housing
for
the
few
Black
students
at
Iowa
State
19
College
and
effectively
forcing
them
to
find
housing
20
off
campus;
and
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8
WHEREAS,
Archie
and
three
of
his
sons
built
the
1
Martin
House
around
1919
at
218
Lincoln
Way
in
Ames,
2
Iowa,
where
it
still
stands
to
this
day
as
a
local
3
historic
landmark;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Archie
always
believed
in
education
as
a
5
means
of
getting
ahead
in
life,
and
expressed
concern
6
when
he
learned
about
the
restrictive
housing
policy
at
7
Iowa
State
College,
leading
him
to
discuss
the
matter
8
several
times
with
the
president
of
Iowa
State
College,
9
which
eventually
led
to
Black
students
having
an
easier
10
time
finding
housing
on
campus;
and
11
WHEREAS,
throughout
the
1930s
and
1940s,
Archie
and
12
Nancy
opened
their
homes
to
Black
students
at
Iowa
13
State
College,
allowing
them
to
live
on
the
upper
floor
14
of
the
Martin
House;
and
15
WHEREAS,
during
this
period,
around
20
students
16
lived
and
dined
with
the
Martin
family
at
various
17
times,
and
the
Martins
also
hosted
local
gatherings
and
18
distinguished
guests
at
the
Martin
House,
including
19
George
Washington
Carver
and
Jack
Trice,
the
first
20
Black
athlete
at
Iowa
State
College;
and
21
WHEREAS,
in
2004,
the
Board
of
Regents
honored
the
22
legacy
of
the
Martin
family
by
approving
the
naming
of
23
Martin
Hall,
a
student
housing
building
on
the
campus
24
of
Iowa
State
University;
and
25
WHEREAS,
in
2008,
the
Ames
branch
of
the
NAACP
26
established
the
Nancy
and
Archie
Martin
Woman
of
the
27
Year
Award
and
the
Martin
Foundation
established
a
28
scholarship
to
provide
support
for
students
of
color
29
who
demonstrate
financial
need
and
exemplify
the
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Martin
legacy
of
kindness
and
community
service;
NOW
1
THEREFORE,
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
3
That
the
House
of
Representatives
honors
the
legacy
of
4
Archie
and
Nancy
Martin
and
the
contributions
they
made
5
to
the
education
and
advancement
of
Black
students
at
6
Iowa
State
University.
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