07 LC 21
9290
House
Resolution 376
By:
Representatives Abdul-Salaam of the
74th,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Thomas of the
55th,
Porter of the
143rd,
Sinkfield of the
60th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of a portrait
of Ms. Coretta Scott King on the second floor of the state capitol building
alongside the portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Coretta Scott was born on April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, Perry County, Alabama,
near Marion. She was the second of three children born to Obediah Scott, an
enterprising entrepreneur, and Bernice McMurray Scott; and in 1945, she enrolled
at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, pursuing majors in music and
education; and
WHEREAS,
on June 18, 1953, Coretta Scott married Martin Luther King, Jr., with the
Reverend King, Sr., officiating at the wedding ceremony. Over the next ten
years, the couple welcomed four children into their family: Yolanda Denise,
November 17, 1955, Martin Luther III, October 23, 1957, Dexter Scott, January
30, 1961, and Bernice Albertine, March 28, 1963; and
WHEREAS,
in 1956, when her first child was not even a year old, Mrs. King stood by her
husband´s side as the Montgomery bus boycott began, and never did her
support and conviction waver, not when her house was bombed and not when her
husband was jailed, assaulted, and murdered for his commitment to human rights.
She shared her husband´s steadfast commitment to seek peace and justice
through nonviolent action and played a leading role in advocating social change
across the nation and throughout the world during his lifetime and thereafter;
and she continued to be a prominent voice in maintaining the enduring legacy of
her husband´s dreams to the moment of her death; and
WHEREAS,
while Dr. King is an undisputed hero of the movement, excelling in the sincerity
of his conviction, and his unwillingness to compromise in matters of
nonviolence, Mrs. King is a hero in her own right. Sadly, even though she has
received many honors, most "mainstream" Americans do not know of her
accomplishments, her convictions, and her tireless work on behalf of a free and
equal society.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body urge the Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of a portrait of Ms. Coretta Scott King on the second floor of the state capitol building alongside the portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body urge the Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of a portrait of Ms. Coretta Scott King on the second floor of the state capitol building alongside the portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Capitol
Arts Standards Commission.