I would like to call my colleagues attention to a resolution which was passed by the City Council of Takoma Park. MD. This resolution designates December 1. 1984. as International Day in Takoma Park to celebrate the citys development into an international community which welcomes individuals from many areas of the world. including Cambodian refugees and others fleeing economic. racial. or religious repression. The resolution attributes this atmosphere of tolerance to the civil rights and fair housing laws of the sixties. which were enacted with the leadership and guidance of Clarance Mitchell. Jr.. the Maryland civil rights activist who died last March.
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