House Proceeding 06-15-09 on Jun 15th, 2009 :: 2:34:15 to 2:37:15
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Robert C. Scott: civil rights baseball game and recognizing the historic significance of the location of the game in cincinnati, ohio. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes t gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i ask that all members have five legislative

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Speech By: Robert C. Scott

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Robert C. Scott: days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the legislation under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: this resolution recognizes the historic

2:34:55 to 2:35:15( Edit History Discussion )

Robert C. Scott: significance of the civil rights baseball game in cincinnati, ohio. i want to commend my colleague the gentleman from cincinnati, this legislation. the civil rights baseball game is an important event and deserves to be recognized by the house of representatives. the third annual civil rights baseball game will be played in

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Robert C. Scott: cincinnati, ohio the great american baseball blpark on june 20, 2009, between the cincinnati reds and the chicago white sox. many celebrities will be in attendance, including hank aaron, muhammad ali, bill cosby, and b.b. wayans. this game was created to honor those who fought both on and

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Robert C. Scott: off the field for equal treatment of all people. the first civil rights baseball game was played in memphis, tennessee st. louis cardinals and cleveland indians. wfs organized as a preseason game, sfwended to commemorate the civil rights movement in the united states. memphis was selected for its

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Robert C. Scott: important role in the histthroif civil rights movement. this year's city host, cincinnati, ohio, has a long and rich history in both the game of baseball and the field of civil rights. cincinnati was an important stop in the underground railroad and is the home of the national underground railroad freedom center located adjacent

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Robert C. Scott: to the ballgame. it's also the home of the negro league cincinnati tighters from 1934 to 1937, and it was in cincinnati that the first night baseball game was played in 1935. mr. speaker, baseball has long been considered the great american past time. it was part of our culture. it reflects the values of team work, competition, fair play

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Robert C. Scott: and the pursuit of excellence. baseball was once segregated, as was most of the rest of the country,ntil branch rickey signed jackie robinson to player in dodgers in 1947. the rest of the nation would follow in time but thovense die mnd we made the most important steps toward ending jim crow. as mr. rickey said, prejudice

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Robert C. Scott: has no place in sports and baseball must recognize that truth if it's to maintain its sfalstature as a national game. mr. speaker, i'm joined -- i'm plsed to join my colleague from ohio in honoring the baseball civil rights game.