HRES 434 · 119th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A resolution remembering John Brown.

Introduced 2025-05-20· Sponsored by Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2025-05-20)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 434 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 434 John Brown Remembrance Act. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2025 Mrs. Sykes submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION John Brown Remembrance Act. Whereas American abolitionist John Brown was born on May 9, 1800, in Torrington, Connecticut; Whereas John Brown and his family rented a house in Akron, Ohio, between 1844 and 1854; Whereas John Brown worked in Akron in business with Colonel Simon Perkins, the son of Akron's founder, on a wool farm; Whereas John Brown harbored escaped slaves in his Akron home on their journey north on the Underground Railroad; Whereas John Brown used his wool warehouse in Springfield, Massachusetts, as a station for the Underground Railroad; Whereas John Brown taught escaped slaves and freed men farming; Whereas John Brown used his wool business to travel and conduct antislavery a…

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