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A resolution recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear", a 220-mile walk down Highway 51 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson,…

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A resolution recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear", a 220-mile walk down Highway 51 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.

Introduced: June 10, 2016 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3790; text as passed Senate: CR S3797)
Jun 10, 2016
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear."

Recognizes the discipline and focus required to complete the march during the most contentious decade in the Civil Rights Movement to encourage African-Americans to defy intimidation and register voters.

What's happening now June 10, 2016

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3790; text as passed Senate: CR S3797)

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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 10, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 488: A resolution recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear", a 220-mile walk down Highway 51 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-488/
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"S. Res. 488: A resolution recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear", a 220-mile walk down Highway 51 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-488/.
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S. Res. 488, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-488/.
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[S. Res. 488: A resolution recognizing the historical significance and the 50th anniversary of the "James H. Meredith March Against Fear", a 220-mile walk down Highway 51 from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-488/)
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