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Commends and celebrates Reverend Clyde Larocque Carter, a civil rights activist and "Freedom Rider" who participated in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

Recognizes Carter's activism including his participation in sit-ins and boycotts at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, his role as a Freedom Rider in May 1961, and his marches and arrests alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Acknowledges Carter's incarceration at Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi and his subsequent release, as well as his continued advocacy for social reform and civil rights.

Honors Carter's career as an ordained Presbyterian minister with a Masters in Divinity from Samford University and Doctorate of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary, serving as the longest-serving African American minister in the Presbyterian Church.

Directs the House to furnish copies of this resolution to Reverend Carter and members of the Capitol Press Corps.