(Washington, DC) - Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) introduced a resolution recognizing the 98th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The resolution was introduced with 111 original cosponsors.
"Throughout its history, the NAACP has spoken truth to power in the defense of the defenseless. As someone who has worked as part of the NAACP, serving as a branch president for approximately ten years, I have witnessed firsthand the monumental role the NAACP has played in securing, protecting, and enhancing the rights of every single American," said Green.
Since the NAACP was founded on February 12, 1909, this movement has fought hard to ensure that the voices of African American men and women are heard. The resolution honors the legacy of pioneers such as W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Mary Mcleod Bethune, Mary White Ovington, Joel Elias Spingarn and Roy Wilkins, along with the hundreds of thousands of others who have worked tirelessly to fulfill the NAACP’s mission.
"From the ballot box to the classroom, the dedicated workers, organizers, and leaders who make up the NAACP have been continuously fighting on the frontlines for social and economic justice. This resolution would allow us to acknowledge the efforts of the NAACP, including its role in passing the Civil Rights Acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization last year," said Green.
Additionally, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the NAACP launched the Disaster Relief Fund, which has raised millions to aid the survivors in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, and Alabama. The cities involved incurred massive destruction and this fund will help serve the victims in their recovery process.
"In the face of vehement racial injustice when some elected to sit and look away, the NAACP was determined to stand and face injustice square in the eye," commented Green.
Original Cosponsors:
Rep. Al Green
Rep. Rush Holt
Rep. Jim McDermott
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Adam B. Schiff
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Rep. Dennis Moore
Rep. Chris Van Hollen
Rep. Michael M. Honda
Rep. John Sarbanes
Rep. Sam Farr
Rep. José E. Serrano
Rep. John D. Dingell
Rep. Steve Rothman
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II
Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich
Rep. Mazie Hirono
Rep. Patrick J. Murphy
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa
Rep. Anthony D. Weiner
Rep. Eliot Engel
Rep. Doris O. Matsui
Rep. Shelley Berkley
Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey
Rep. Kathy Castor
Rep. Brad Miller
Rep. Grace Napolitano
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva
Rep. Joe Baca
Rep. William D. Delahunt
Rep. Hilda L. Solis
Rep. Albio Sires
Rep. Bobby Scott
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Rep. Eni F.H. Faleomavaega
Rep. Steve Cohen
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Rep. Corrine Brown
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Rep. Tom Lantos
Rep. Carolyn Maloney
Rep. Steve Cohen
Rep. Robert A. Brady
Rep. Millender-McDonald
Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Rep. Julia Carson
Rep. Rahm Emanuel
Rep. Henry Waxman
Rep. Robert Wexler
Rep. Nita Lowey
Rep. John Lewis
Rep. Chaka Fattah
Rep. Tim Holden
Rep. William Lacy Clay
Rep. Donald Payne
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Rep. Jim Moran
Rep. Steve Israel
Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. Nick Lampson
Rep. Gene Green
Rep. Betty Sutton
Rep. James McGovern
Rep. Solomon Ortiz
Rep. Louis Slaughter
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez
Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez
Rep. Vic Snyder
Rep. Dale Kildee
Rep. John M. Spratt, Jr.
Rep. Mike Ross
Rep. Joseph Crowley
Rep. David Scott
Rep. Danny K. Davis
Rep. Joseph Sestak
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Rep. Ed Towns
Rep. Howard L. Berman
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Rep. Ed Pastor
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
Rep. David Price
Rep. Nick Lampson
Rep. John Tanner
Rep. Phil Hare
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Rep. Julie Carson
Rep. Alcee Hastings
Rep. Keith Ellison
Rep. John Conyers
Rep. Arthur Davis
Rep. William Jefferson
Rep. Albert Wynn
Rep. G.K. Butterfield
Rep. Maxine Waters
Rep. Kendrick Meek
Rep. Pete Visclosky
Rep. Mark Udall
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger
Rep. Bart Stupak
Rep. Timothy Bishop
Rep. Christopher Carney
Rep. Charles B. Rangel