MS SR9

Recognizes Jamie and Gladys Scott upon receiving the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights "Fannie Lou Hamer Award" at the 10th Annual Black History Month Celebration on February 25, 2011, at Coleman Middle School in Greenville, Mississippi

Acknowledges the Scott Sisters were released from prison on January 7, 2011, after serving 16 years and have since dedicated themselves to inspiring currently and formerly incarcerated individuals and advocating for justice and human rights

Notes the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights, founded in 1996, provides support and advocacy for low-wage workers and works to combat racism and sexism in the workplace through organizing campaigns and training

Honors the Fannie Lou Hamer Award Program's namesake, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, and recognizes the Scott Sisters as champions for the dispossessed and disenfranchised who have overcome extreme adversities

Directs that this resolution be presented to the Scott Sisters, forwarded to the Workers' Center for Human Rights, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps