Bill Text: TX SR650 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 19th-Century Black Legislators' Monument at the Texas State Cemetery.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - Reported enrolled [SR650 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR650-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the ninth anniversary of the installation of the | ||
| 19th-Century Black Legislators' Monument at the Texas State | ||
| Cemetery; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In March of 2010, the Texas State Cemetery honored | ||
| the 52 African American men who served in the Texas Legislature | ||
| or participated in Texas constitutional conventions, or both, in | ||
| the years following emancipation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the close of the Civil War, cities in Texas | ||
| enforced codes to restrict the rights of African Americans; the | ||
| federal government intervened to remove the restrictions, and | ||
| between 1867 and 1900, 52 African American Texans worked to help | ||
| structure the state's laws and constitution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These pioneering statesmen represented a variety | ||
| of backgrounds, experiences, and occupations; they strived to | ||
| safeguard voting rights and educational opportunities, and they | ||
| worked to reform the prison system, end railroad car segregation | ||
| and the poll tax, and protect both skilled and agricultural | ||
| workers; they lost their voice once again around the turn of the | ||
| century, when discriminatory laws were reinstated to exclude | ||
| African American citizens from political life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The installation of the 19th-Century Black | ||
| Legislators' Monument began with the research of Larry Thomas, | ||
| who went on to serve as the monument's project director; those | ||
| honored by the monument provided a courageous voice during a | ||
| tumultuous period in our history, and their contributions to our | ||
| state will not be forgotten; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize the significance of the | ||
| 19th-Century Black Legislators' Monument at the Texas State | ||
| Cemetery and extend appreciation to all who contributed to the | ||
| monument's creation and installation; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a | ||
| tribute to all who participated in this special project. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 29, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
