congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12439-3
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| CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12439-3 | 1996-10-21 | 104 | 2 | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL | SENATE | SENATE | ALLOTHER | S12439 | S12440 | [{"name": "Paul S. Sarbanes", "role": "speaking"}] | 142 Cong. Rec. S12439 | Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Senate] [Pages S12439-S12440] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I am very pleased that the Senate earlier this month passed legislation, as part of the omnibus parks bill, to authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia. I first introduced this legislation in the U.S. Senate in 1985 and have reintroduced it in each succeeding Congress. While we have been able to move this legislation through the Senate in two previous Congresses, until now it has failed to pass the House of Representatives. Fortunately, the bill has now also passed in the House of Representatives, thanks to the good work of Congresswoman Morella and Congressman Dixon. Since 1955, when in Montgomery, AL, Dr. King became a national hero and [[Page S12440]] an acknowledged leader in the civil rights struggle, until his tragic death in Memphis, TN, in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., made an extraordinary contribution to the evolving history of our Nation. His courageous stands and unyielding belief in the tenet of nonviolence reawakened our Nation to the injustice and discrimination which continued to exist 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation and the enactment of the guarantees of the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution. Mr. President, Martin Luther King, Jr., dedicated his life to achieving equal treatment and enfranchisement for all Americans through nonviolent means, and a memorial in the Nation's Capital honoring Dr. King's tremendous contributions is long overdue. I want to again extend my thanks to all those who have worked so hard to bring this effort to fruition. Without their tireless efforts over the years, this important legislation would not have been enacted. ____________________ |