HR0230LRB099 11226 MST 31883 r


  
1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize H.D. Darby on his 
4accomplishments during the Civil Rights movement and for his 
5role in fighting  for voter rights; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In the early 1950s, H.D. Darby tried several times 
7to register to vote, but was denied each time, being told that 
8he did not "qualify"; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, H.D. Darby filled a lawsuit against the State of 
10Mississippi to be able to register to vote without having to 
11interpret the state's constitution; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, H.D. Darby was victorious in his lawsuit and that 
13victory gave African-Americans the right to vote in Mississippi 
14just as all other citizens could; and
  
 
  
15    WHEREAS, H.D. Darby's grandson, Christopher Blanks, who is 
16a poet, author, and youth mentor and the founder of The Black 
17Abolition Movement for the Mind, Inc., continues to carry on 
18his family's tradition of community activism; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
20NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 
 
HR0230- 2 -LRB099 11226 MST 31883 r

1recognize H.D. Darby on his accomplishments during the Civil 
2Rights movement and for his role in fighting for voter rights; 
3and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to the family of H.D. Darby as an expression of our 
6esteem and respect.