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 118 STAT. 4048 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAY 19, 2004 Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘event’’) may be run through the Capitol Grounds as part of the journey of the Special Olympics torch to the District of Columbia Special Olympics summer games. SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD. The Capitol Police Board shall take such actions as may be necessary to carry out the event. SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS. The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions for physical preparations for the event. SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS. The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, in connection with the event. Agreed to May 12, 2004. BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION—50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Whereas on May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court announced in Brown v. Board of Education (347 U.S. 483) that, ‘‘in the field of education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place’’; Whereas the Brown decision overturned the precedent set in 1896 in Plessy v. Ferguson (163 U.S. 537), which had declared ‘‘sepa- rate but equal facilities’’ constitutional and allowed the continued segregation of public schools in the United States on the basis of race; Whereas the Brown decision recognized as a matter of law that the segregation of public schools deprived students of the equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; Whereas the Brown decision stood as a victory for plaintiff Linda Brown, an African American third grader who had been denied admission to an all white public school in Topeka, Kansas; Whereas the Brown decision stood as a victory for those plaintiffs similarly situated to Linda Brown in the cases that were consoli- dated with Brown, which included Briggs v. Elliot (103 F. Supp. 920), Davis v. County School Board (103 F. Supp. 337), and Gephardt v. Belton (91 A.2d 137); Whereas the Brown decision stood as a victory for those that had successfully dismantled school segregation years before Brown through legal challenges such as Westminster School District v. Mendez (161 F.2d 774), which ended segregation in schools in Orange County, California; Whereas the Brown decision stands among all civil rights cases as a symbol of the Federal Government’s commitment to fulfill the promise of equality; May 19, 2004 [H. Con. Res. 414] VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 9796 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.003 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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