House Resolution 11 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 11 BY ABDUL-SAMAD , GAINES , STAED , DAWSON , PRICHARD , T. OLSON , MURPHY , KOESTER , LOFGREN , HEDDENS , HUNTER , SALMON , DUNKEL , HANUSA , MAXWELL , HUSEMAN , GASKILL , PETTENGILL , STECKMAN , PAULSEN , KEARNS , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , R. OLSON , OLDSON , MUHLBAUER , H. MILLER , BERRY , COHOON , RUFF , HANSON , JACOBY , KELLEY , HALL , THEDE , and STUTSMAN A Resolution designating February 2013 as Black History 1 Month. 2 WHEREAS, Black History Month in the United States 3 dates back to 1926, based upon the efforts of Dr. 4 Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-educated scholar descended 5 from slave parents; and 6 WHEREAS, Black History Month is traditionally 7 observed in February of each year; and 8 WHEREAS, Black History Month is designated to 9 recognize and pay tribute to many African Americans 10 long neglected by society and the history books; and 11 WHEREAS, Black History Month aims to bridge the gap 12 created by American history’s failure to accurately 13 acknowledge, portray, and record the contributions of 14 Blacks in society; and 15 WHEREAS, Black History Month acknowledges the 16 achievements of Blacks in the military, the arts, 17 civil rights, education, entertainment, history, law, 18 literature, medicine, music, politics, science, sports, 19 and other areas; and 20 WHEREAS, the African American population in Iowa has 21 grown from 1.4 percent of the state population in 1980 22 -1- LSB 2206HH (3) 85 jr/rj 1/ 2

H.R. 11 to 2.5 percent in 2006, and is projected to grow to 3.5 1 percent by 2030; and 2 WHEREAS, African Americans in Iowa are increasingly 3 assuming leadership roles in law, medicine, government, 4 education, the arts, and other areas; and 5 WHEREAS, five African Americans are currently 6 serving in the House of Representatives; NOW THEREFORE, 7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 8 That the House of Representatives designates February 9 2013 as Black History Month and encourages schools, 10 community leaders, religious leaders, and all Iowans 11 to take this opportunity to discover the history of 12 African Americans in Iowa, from George Washington 13 Carver to James B. Morris to Simon Estes to Luther and 14 Willie Glanton, and to learn about the contributions 15 African Americans continue to make to Iowa’s economic 16 and cultural well-being. 17 -2- LSB 2206HH (3) 85 jr/rj 2/ 2