On the recordJune 3, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, which would rename a post office in Marion, Alabama, after Mr. Albert Turner, Sr. Mr. Turner devoted his life to the civil rights movement and fought to ensure equal access to the ballot box for African Americans. He worked with prominent leaders such as Martin Luther King and served as the Alabama Field Secretary to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and founder of the Perry County Civic League. He was instrumental in helping organize protests and boycotts in support of racial integration of public facilities and schools. Mr. Speaker, I support naming a post office in memory of Mr. Turner and encourage my colleagues to do the same. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
