H.R. 3287 · 108th Congress

To award congressional gold medals posthumously on behalf of Reverend Joseph A. DeLaine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson in recognition of their contributions to the Nation as pioneers in the effort to desegregate public schools that led directly to the landmark desegregation case of Brown et al. v. the Board of Education of Topeka et al.

Stage
Signed by the president
Introduced
2003-10-10
Latest action
2003-12-15 · Signed by President.

Subjects

Congress
Law
Elementary and secondary education
Education
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Civil rights workers
Desegregation in education
Supreme Court decisions
Congressional gold medals