then in 1965 she marked -- marched from selma to montgomery, alabama, with dr. martin luther king jr. in support of the 1965 voting rights act. in 1971 she became secretary of the state of pennsylvania, making her the first female african-american secretary of state in the whole united states. in 1984 ms. tuckered the national political congress of black women, today known as the national congress of black women. and with the help of this organization she cticized the promotion of drugs and violence in gangster rap music and also how women were treated -- treated in the music industry. she was also the founding member of the national women's political caucus and she was head of the minority caucus of the democratic national committee. her life's work on behalf of racial and gender equality truly reap fruitful change in our country. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution. i commend the sponsor of this resolution, diane watson from california, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. t