SRES 905 118th Congress Senate Education Congressional tributes Elementary and secondary education Minority education

A resolution recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.

Introduced: November 21, 2024 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee 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 S6697; text: CR S6690)

Nov 21, 2024

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6697; text: CR S6690)

Nov 21, 2024

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes and celebrates (1) the Scarboro 85 as the first group of African American students to integrate public schools in the Southeast region following the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and (2) the role of the Scarboro 85 in leading the desegregation movement in the Southeast region.

What's happening now November 21, 2024

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6697; text: CR S6690)

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Hagerty, Bill

Tennessee · Nov 21, 2024

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 905: A resolution recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-905/

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"S. Res. 905: A resolution recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-905/.

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S. Res. 905, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-905/.

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[S. Res. 905: A resolution recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-905/)