Honoring Mr. William DeHart Hubbard.

This resolution would have the House of Representatives formally honor William DeHart Hubbard. It notes that he was the first African American to win an individual Olympic gold medal, at the 1924 Paris Olympics. It lists his college track and field records at the University of Michigan and the racial discrimination he faced. It also describes his later work in Cincinnati recreation, founding the Cincinnati Tigers baseball team, leading the National Bowling Association, and serving as a race relations adviser for the Federal Housing Authority. The resolution does not create any law, program, or funding.

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Sponsors

• Greg Landsman Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors