Bill Text: IL HR0230 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes H.D. Darby on his accomplishments during the Civil Rights movement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0230 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0230-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize H.D. Darby on his | ||||||
4 | accomplishments during the Civil Rights movement and for his | ||||||
5 | role in fighting for voter rights; and
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6 | WHEREAS, In the early 1950s, H.D. Darby tried several times | ||||||
7 | to register to vote, but was denied each time, being told that | ||||||
8 | he did not "qualify"; and
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9 | WHEREAS, H.D. Darby filled a lawsuit against the State of | ||||||
10 | Mississippi to be able to register to vote without having to | ||||||
11 | interpret the state's constitution; and
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12 | WHEREAS, H.D. Darby was victorious in his lawsuit and that | ||||||
13 | victory gave African-Americans the right to vote in Mississippi | ||||||
14 | just as all other citizens could; and
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15 | WHEREAS, H.D. Darby's grandson, Christopher Blanks, who is | ||||||
16 | a poet, author, and youth mentor and the founder of The Black | ||||||
17 | Abolition Movement for the Mind, Inc., continues to carry on | ||||||
18 | his family's tradition of community activism; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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1 | recognize H.D. Darby on his accomplishments during the Civil | ||||||
2 | Rights movement and for his role in fighting for voter rights; | ||||||
3 | and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
5 | presented to the family of H.D. Darby as an expression of our | ||||||
6 | esteem and respect.
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