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3 Resolution honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and 4 James Chaney upon the fortieth anniversary of their death. 5

6 WHEREAS, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, were young, 7 brave civil rights workers, who devoted their lives to the promotion of voter equality; and, 8 WHEREAS, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were 9 members of CORE, the Congress of Racial Equality, who spearheaded the 10 Program, a massive voter registration and desegregation campaign, in during the 11 early 1960s; and, 12 WHEREAS, these three civil rights workers fearlessly supported their cause despite 13 overwhelming opposition, asserting that all Americans, regardless of race, have the right to

vote freely; and, 15 VVHEREAS, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were released 16 from jail into the hands of the , who viciously beat and executed these three 17 heroes; and, 18 WHEREAS, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner are 19 remembered and revered as devoted civil rights workers, in spite of their horrific murders in 20 June, 1964, now, therefore be it, 21 RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco 22 honors James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, and their vital 23 contributions to the and express our remembrance and appreciation to 24 their families, 25

Supervisor Bevan Dufty , C h r i s D a 1 y BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 6/8/2004

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File Number: 040842 Date Passed:

Resolution honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and James Chaney upon the fortieth anniversary of their death.

June 15,2004 Board of Supervisors - ADOPTED Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Arnmiano, Daly, Dufty, Gonzalez, Hall, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval

File No. 040842 I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was ADOPTED on June 15,2004 by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco.

Date Approved

City and County of San Francisco 1 Printed at 2:27 PM on 6116/04