PRINTER'S NO. 1920
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
411
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY V. BROWN, ROZZI, KIRKLAND, DAVIS, BISHOP, MILLARD,
MULLERY, SCHLOSSBERG, COHEN, MACKENZIE, READSHAW, FREEMAN,
ROEBUCK, C. PARKER, MOUL, SIMS, SCHREIBER, MURT, BOYLE,
DERMODY, KAUFER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY, BARRAR,
J. HARRIS, DRISCOLL, KINSEY, DAVIDSON, O'BRIEN, ACOSTA,
O'NEILL, BAKER, PASHINSKI, W. KELLER, IRVIN, BIZZARRO AND
MAHONEY, JUNE 25, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 25, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the nine people who lost their lives during the mass
shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in
Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015.
WHEREAS, The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church,
often referred to as "Mother Emanuel," was founded in 1816 and
is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church in the southern
United States; and
WHEREAS, The 199-year-old church has survived numerous
attacks throughout the church's existence, including laws
barring black worship, a mob burning down the church's original
edifice and the killing of the founder and dozens of others for
organizing a slave revolt; and
WHEREAS, A shooting occurred at the church on the evening of
June 17, 2015, when an armed individual opened fire on a Bible
study group, ultimately killing nine members of the church's
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