IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 56 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recog-
nized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, 
and researching the historical contributions to society of peoples of Afri-
can descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination 
in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2007 
Mr. RANGEL submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg 
should be recognized for his leadership and contributions 
in documenting, recording, and researching the historical 
contributions to society of peoples of African descent 
and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimi-
nation in the United States. 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was born in Puerto Rico on Jan-
uary 24, 1874, and immigrated to New York City in 
1891; 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg first developed his thirst for 
knowledge about peoples of African descent through his 
participation in a history club; 
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Whereas during the early 20th century, Arthur Schomburg 
participated in the civil rights movements of immigrant 
Cubans and Puerto Ricans living in New York City; 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was a mason before he began to 
write about African world history and to collect written 
works focusing on the African Diaspora; 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was a collector of letters, manu-
scripts, prints, playbills, and paintings relating to African 
world history and the African Diaspora, and was particu-
larly proud of his collection of almanacs produced by 
Benjamin Banneker; 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was keenly interested in the his-
tory of the Caribbean Basin and Latin America and its 
peoples and heroic figures; 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg, who frequently loaned objects 
from his personal library to the 135th Street Branch of 
the New York Public Library, saw his collection become 
the cornerstone of the Division of Negro Literature, His-
tory, and Prints of the New York Public Library; 
Whereas in 1926 Arthur Schomburg sold his collection, which 
numbered 10,000 items, to the New York Public Library 
with the financial help of the Carnegie Corporation; and 
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was deeply involved in the cul-
tural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance and 
was driven to combat racial prejudice by providing the 
proof of the extraordinary contributions of peoples of Af-
rican descent: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that Arthur 
Schomburg should be recognized both for his leadership 
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and contributions in documenting, recording, and re-
searching the historical contributions to society of peoples 
of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and 
ethnic discrimination in the United States. 
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