PRINTER'S NO. 2962
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
673
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY J. HARRIS, DEAN, WARREN, BIZZARRO, LEWIS,
DONATUCCI, MILLARD, RABB, READSHAW, D. COSTA, BURNS, MURT,
KINSEY, ENGLISH, LONGIETTI, DRISCOLL, VITALI, NEILSON,
PASHINSKI, DAVIS, McCLINTON, SOLOMON, DiGIROLAMO, YOUNGBLOOD,
R. BROWN, KIRKLAND, KULIK, WHEATLEY, V. BROWN, O'NEILL,
SCHLOSSBERG, WARD, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLEGEL CULVER, GODSHALL,
MARSICO, CHARLTON, MENTZER, DEASY, KAVULICH, J. McNEILL,
SAINATO, SCHWEYER, HILL-EVANS AND WATSON, JANUARY 31, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 31, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of February 2018 as "Black History Month"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The contributions of African-American citizens as
scientists, inventors, legislators, farmers, educators,
explorers and countless other professions have positively
impacted every sphere of influence within this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, In 1915, in response to the dearth of information
that existed in the public domain regarding the feats and
accomplishments of African Americans, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson,
an African-American historian, founded the Association for the
Study of Negro Life and History, which is now known as the
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
(ASALH); and
WHEREAS, In an effort to further build upon the mission and
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