legislation: 111-hconres-44

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111-hconres-44 111 hconres 44 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted. Crime and Law Enforcement 2009-02-10 2009-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 9 Declares that Marcus Mosiah Garvey (founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association): (1) was innocent of the charges brought against him by the U.S. government; and (2) should be recognized internationally as a leader and thinker in the struggle for human rights and dignity. Calls upon the President to endeavor to restore Garvey's honor and good name by granting him a full posthumous pardon that proclaims his conviction to have been unjust and affirms his innocence. 2019-11-15T21:35:22Z  

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