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HRes 1040 · 119th Congress

Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.

This is a ceremonial resolution honoring the Greensboro Four—Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan, Franklin McCain, and David Richmond—who staged a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 1, 1960. These four college students refused to leave when denied service because of their race,…

Sponsor
Adams, Alma S. (D-North Carolina)
Introduced
2026-02-05
Policy area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest 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.

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