civil rights figure, howard didn't look like or act like more recognizable activists like martin luther king, jr., or roy wilki wilkins. they show a period of a civil rights movement by chronicling efforts of a now-forgotten figure whose challenge disenfranchisement and segregation preceded the montgomery bus boycott. our authors will discuss briefly their subjects and we'll open up our conversation to our audience for questions. first please welcome professor washington. [applause] >> the april publication of sojourner truth's america started a shrining sojourner truth bust in the capitol visitor center. i'm sure i was only one of thousands who wrote letters and sent contributions in support of that memorial in washington, d.c. where truth worked during the civil war and during reconstruction. frankly, i had lost track of that effort as i slugged away over this biography. and that effort took over 10 years. finally, holding sojourner truth's america in my hand, i was also reading about the washington ceremony. secretary of state hillary clinton's testimonial of sojourner's legacy and the campai

martin luther king jr. put it best when he said, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. afro latinos face a long-standing struggle against racial discrimination and a lack of opportunities. afro latinos make up approximately 150 million of the region's 540 million total population and awill will long with women and indigenous populations are among the poorest, most marginalized groups in the region. people of african descent comprise a significant amount of the population in several latin american countries and are 50% of the region's poor. for many descendents, endemic poverty exacerbated by isolation, exclusion and racial discrimination in. in brazil, of a ro latinos are 45% of the population but constitute 49% of the poor. in columbia, the plight of afro columbians is harshest as they are all too often caught in the crossfire of violent conflict. congress previously supported the united states-brazil joint action plan against racial discrimination and house resolution 1254 and called for b

martin luther king jr. once said nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time. the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. mankind must evolve all human conflict, a method which rejects revenge, aggression, reand talluation. today we are not only supporting democracy in iran, we're also supporting the nonviolent thrust for democracy in iran. so the conflict mace be settled, mr. speaker, without resulting to weapons to violence and conflict, not only within that country but amongst nations system of today, mr. speaker, we rise today to support the proponents of the nonviolent movement. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. who seeks reck snigs in the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: we have one additional speaker, i would like to call on the author of the resolution, a great member of the house foreign affairs committee and our conference chair on the republican side, mr. pence

martin luther king jr. used to often quote a rabbi, two jews and a black, killed for registering people to vote in mississippi. stephen tyrone johns lost his life defending visitors at a holocaust museum at the handses of a why the supremacist. as i believe president lincoln would paraphrase, their sacrifice is far above our own ability to add or detract. i would hope in this moment that we would recognize that the ties for human decency and dignity that bind us, that the blood that unites us is stronger than the hatred and acts of violence that divide us. it is my sincere hope, mr. speaker, that we might find some shining moment in recognizing that we have more in common and working together than we do fighting and being apart. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: i yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, mrs. jane harmontana. the speaker pro tempore: recognized for one minute. ms. harman: thank you, mr. speaker, and i thank the gentleman for speaking -- yieldi

martin luther king jr. breached nonviolence and his great movement heeded this call in the -- of unspeakable violence. this is a terrible perversion of what it means to be pro-life. while we have different views on this issue, no side should resort to atrocious acts of violence such as this. since 1977 there have been more than 5,800 reported acts of violence against providers like dr. tiller. since 1993, eight people have been murder and there have been 17 attempted murders since 1991. clinics like dr. tiller's over a 20-year span have been bombed 41 times and faced 175arsons and 96 attempted bombings andarsons. i understand this is a compassionate issue for both sides. we cannot allow this to continue. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from north carolina. mr. coble: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i now yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlela

let me close by saying, martin luther king jr. said -- quote -- "the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice." we know that in israel's quest for security there will be trials along the way. there will be setbacks and there will be dangers too tremendous for words. but if we continue the work that we do and continue to stay true to the stlals drive our journey, then the long arc will eventually rest inlace in the land of israel, and it is a just and lasting peace tha that willg be at hand. thank you, mr. president. i yield back whatever time i may have left, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: how much time is recalling in morning business on the democratic side? the presiding officer: 16 minutes. mr. durbin: mr. president, i am going to ask consent for an additional five minutes on both sides in morning business and i will try to not use it, if i can. so i ask consent for an additional five minutes on both sides. the presiding officer: without objection, so o

steps that we need to go toward building this more perfect union, to doing the things that martin luther king jr. would talk about, where you have a color-beelined society. i-- where you have a colorblind society. i think one of my loadstars for policy-making is mr. wilberforce who worked on ending the trade in great britain. it took years and they got it done. i also acknowledged friends of mine that traveled across america with a kettle, and this kettle was a kettle that former slaves used to cook in, as far as they would do their evening cooking and for their meals, they would cook in it. and this was kind of gathering place for the slaves of this gentleman. it was his a an ssess terse' kettle. he took it around the country and talk about them getting together for a meal. after the meal was done, they would clean the kettle out and it was big enough that they would actually hulle huddle ndee kettle and they would pray. they would pray for their freedom. he was talking about the kettle tour because in this was the aspirations and hopes to be free. and they were taking it around the country as