R 109, Honoring Coretta Scott King Act

Honoring Coretta Scott King Act

R 109, 85th Session

Version Info:

3-21-2006, as initially introduced: HTML

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Basic Information:

Primary Sponsor(s):

Adams (Corresponding) and Miller

Current Status:

Enrolled

Report(s):

PA-16

Long Title:

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO FORMALLY HONOR CORETTA SCOTT KING

Summary of Purpose:

Formally honors Coretta Scott King and recognises a moment of scilence upon adoption.

Consideration History:

2-13-2006:

Filed for introduction

2-15-2006 Senate:

First Reading
Referred to the Public Affairs Committee by the Student Senate President

2-22-2006 Committee:

Public Affairs Committee Consideration
The Public Affairs Committee reported the bill to Senate by counted vote, 4-0, PA-16

3-22-2006 Senate:

Second Reading
Adopted by acclamation

4-4-2006:

Signed into law by the Student Body President

Online Text

(as of 3-21-2006, as initially introduced)

RESOLUTION 109

A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO FORMALLY HONOR CORETTA SCOTT KING

Short Title: Honoring Coretta Scott King Act (Public)

Sponsored by: Senators Adams and Miller

Second Reading: March 22, 2006 Version Date: February 12, 2006

Referred to: __________________________________________________________.

WHEREAS, Coretta Scott King, widow to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights champion, passed away on January 30, 2006; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King rose from rural poverty in Heiberger, Ala., to become an international symbol of the civil rights revolution of the 1960's and a tireless advocate for social and political issues ranging from women's rights to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa that followed in its wake; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King fully supported her husband’s efforts, but also carved out her own niche, most prominently through more than 30 "Freedom Concerts" where she lectured, read poetry and sang to raise awareness of and money for the civil rights movement; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King did not hesitate to pick up Martin Luther King Jr.’s mantle, marching, even before her husband was buried, at the head of the striking garbage workers that he had gone to Memphis to champion; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King then went on to lead the effort for a national holiday in her husband’s honor and to found the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change in Atlanta, dedicated both to scholarship and to activism, where Dr. King is buried; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King continued her husband’s legacy and dream of equality and peace through hundreds of speeches worldwide, most notably at London's St. Paul's Cathedral in 1969 and at Harvard University's Class Day exercises, being the first woman to speak at each of the events, as well as through nonviolent civil rights demonstrations including the March on Washington D.C. where she brought together over 800 human rights organizations to form the Coalition of Conscience; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King also became an active advocate for women’s rights through her involvement in the National Council of Negro Women, the Women’s Strike for Peace, the National Organization for Women, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, and United Church Women; and,

WHEREAS, Mrs. King established the Coretta Scott King Award, an annual award recognizing an African American author and illustrator for outstanding contributions to children’s literature; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the North Carolina State University Student Senate honors this great woman for her efforts towards racial and gender equality and for her profound contributions towards the betterment of our nation; and, be it further;

RESOLVED, the North Carolina State Student Senate will hold a moment of silence for the late Coretta Scott King.

Note: Information and quotes came from a New York Times Article on January 31, 2006 by staff writer Peter Applebome, as well as from Black Women In America. An Historical Encyclopedia

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