H.Con.Res. 44 · 111th Congress
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Charlie Rangel
- Introduced
- 2009-02-10
- Latest action
- 2009-09-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Declares that Marcus Mosiah Garvey (founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association): (1) was innocent of the charges brought against him by the U.S. government; and (2) should be recognized internationally as a leader and thinker in the struggle for human rights and dignity.
Calls upon the President to endeavor to restore Garvey's honor and good name by granting him a full posthumous pardon that proclaims his conviction to have been unjust and affirms his innocence.