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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, John Lewis served in the United States House of |
| 3 | | Representatives and was a civil rights activist; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, After a long career in public service, John Lewis |
| 5 | | died of pancreatic cancer on July 17, 2020; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Lewis participated in the Nashville sit-ins |
| 7 | | during the 1960s and was a part of the Nashville Student |
| 8 | | Movement organization during the civil rights movement; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1961, John Lewis became one of the 13 original |
| 10 | | Freedom Riders; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Lewis served as chairman of the Student |
| 12 | | Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Lewis served as one of the leaders of the |
| 14 | | March on Washington, which gathered approximately 250,000 |
| 15 | | people to advocate for the civil and economic rights of |
| 16 | | African Americans and was also the location where Dr. Martin |
| 17 | | Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |