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Commending the Philadelphia Coalition for its principled, open, and integrated approach to eradicating racism and intolerance, and for its determination to confront the past and work toward the future.

Introduced: July 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1497-1498)
Jul 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 14, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends: (1) the Philadelphia Coalition's commitment to active integration and inclusion of all races, genders, and ethnicities in the face of a crime that arose from intolerance and exclusion (the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers by Edgar Ray Killen and other Ku Klux Klansmen); (2) the Coalition for proving that it is never too late for justice to be served; and (3) the commitment and determination of Coalition members to come together for the common aims of justice, dialogue, and progress in the face of adversity.

What's happening now August 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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