H.Res. 1571
Supports naming September 23 Mary Church Terrell Day
The House would back naming September 23, 2026, Mary Church Terrell Day and recognize her work for civil rights and women's rights.
- Calls for September 23, 2026, to be known as Mary Church Terrell Day
- Terrell was born September 23, 1863, and was one of the first Black women to attend college
- She was the first Black woman appointed to a school board
- At age 86, she led a campaign to desegregate Washington, D.C., restaurants, which the Supreme Court upheld in 1953
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