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US HR1040
Resolution
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Alma Adams
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AI Summary
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Commemorates the 66th anniversary of the Greensboro Four sit-in on February 1, 2026, when four North Carolina A&T students—Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan, Franklin McCain, and David Richmond—were refused service at the F.W. Woolworth cafeteria in Greensboro, North Carolina
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Recognizes the sit-in movement sparked by the Greensboro Four spread nationwide with over 700,000 participants, resulted in more than 3,000 arrests, and led to the Woolworth Lunch Counter being integrated on July 26, 1960 after a 6-month peaceful protest
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Credits the Greensboro Four as catalysts for mobilizing college students in the civil rights movement, leading to the formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
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Affirms that ethnic and racial diversity enriches and strengthens the nation, and recognizes sit-ins as an effective form of nonviolent resistance for positive social change
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Encourages all states to include the history and contributions of the Greensboro Four in their educational curriculum
Legislative Description
Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2/5/2026