addie mae collins, 14, was a reserved and sweet little girl. she liked for people to be at peace around her, they said. denise mcnair, 11 years old, was a living and friendly child who already exhibited a take-charge and generous spirit. helping others as she went along the way. carole robertson, 14, was a vivacious young girl who was an avid reader and played the clarinet in the band. cynthia wesley, 14, was an honor student who enjoyed playing the saxophone in her school band and on that fateful sunday was going to be her first day serving as an usher in church. although there are many individuals and events of the civil rights movement that rightly are worthy of recognition, the selection of the four little girls was emblematic of so many who sacrificed and lost their lives for the cause of freedom. medgar evers, emits till, jimmy lee jackson, as well as virgin wear and james johnny robinson who was also killed within hours of the 1963 bombing. they were all martyrs for justice who we should never forget. it was their blood which was shed fo

addie mae collins, cynthia wesley, carole robertson, denise mcnair. four of god's children, four beautiful children of america. may i have two minutes? i thank the gentleman for yielding two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. beautiful young girls . you go down into the basement of the children you see their pictures, the memorial. and your heart cries. they were brutally murdered while attending sunday school, the leader, spencer bachus, and terri sewell has related. my colleagues, let us honor their lives and their faith in the face of the evil of segregation and prejudice and hate. let us remember the words of dr. martin luther king jr. from the funeral of three of those four little girls. he said this, they have something to say to each of us in their death. their death says to us that we st work passionately and unrelentingly for the realization of the american dream. that fight began with the declaration of independence. that we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men, i'm sure jefferson mea