Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1058) honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 1058 Whereas the civil rights movement helped to better the lives of millions of people and secured equality, civil rights, and human rights for all people in the Nation; Whereas in 1999, California public high school teacher Jeff Steinberg combined a civil rights history lesson and a field trip to civil rights movement landmarks to create the educational program Sojourn to the Past; Whereas Sojourn to the Past takes high school students on a 10-day excursion along the path of the civil rights movement in the Southern United States, engaging them with historical sites and talks with prominent veteran leaders of the civil rights movement; Whereas the goal of Sojourn to the Past is to inspire students to become civic leaders with a duty and ability to unite people in the communities in equality and justice, through knowledge, understanding, and compassion; Whereas Sojourn to the Past is the longest running civil rights education and outreach program in the United States; Whereas Sojourn to the Past has conducted 55 sojourns and introduced over 5,000 high school juniors and seniors to the lessons, locations, and leaders of the civil rights movement; Whereas Sojourn to the Past teaches high sc…”