IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 128 
Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2015 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. HAHN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CARSON of 
Indiana, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. 
ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 
BROWN of Florida, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DANNY 
K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. 
CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, 
Mr. CONYERS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CARNEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON 
of Texas, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BRADY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. 
LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KIND, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
SARBANES, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. HUDSON, 
and Mr. GRIJALVA) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In. 
Whereas Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell 
Blair, Jr.), Franklin McCain, and David Richmond are 
the members of the Greensboro Four; 
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•HRES 128 IH 
Whereas the Greensboro Four attended North Carolina Agri-
cultural and Technical State University; 
Whereas the Greensboro Four were refused service at the 
F.W. Woolworth cafeteria in Greensboro, North Carolina 
on February 1, 1960; 
Whereas the Greensboro Four ignited a movement to chal-
lenge racial inequality throughout the South; 
Whereas the Greensboro Four were joined by female students 
from Bennett College and Greensboro Women’s College; 
Whereas the sit-ins spread nationwide with over 700,000 peo-
ple participating, including students, clergymen, and citi-
zens, both White and Black; 
Whereas the protests resulted in more than 3,000 arrests; 
Whereas the Greensboro Four remained peaceful throughout 
the 6 month sit-in; and 
Whereas the Woolworth Lunch Counter was integrated on 
July 26, 1960: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the significance of the Greens-
boro Four and to acknowledge their contribution to 
the revitalization the Civil Rights Movement, and 
recognizes the significance of the Greensboro Four 
as a catalyst for the mobilization of college students 
in the civil rights movement coalescing in the forma-
tion of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Com-
mittee (SNCC); 
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(2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of 
the United States enriches and strengthens the Na-
tion; and 
(3) encourages all States to include in their 
year-round educational curriculum the history and 
contributions of the Greensboro Four in North Caro-
lina, and the country as a whole. 
Æ 
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