12 2 STA T .50 22 PUBLIC LA W 110 –4 51 —DE C.2 , 200 8B.Johns on t o pa ss civ i lr i g hts l e gislation w hich c u l m inate d in the enactment o f the C ivil R ights A ct of 1964 . (8)T he Civil Rights Act of 1964 greatl y e x panded civil rights protections , outlawing racial discrimination and segrega - tion in pu b lic places and places of public accommodation, in federally funded programs, and employment and encouraging desegregation in public schools, and has served as a model for subse q uent anti-discrimination laws. (9) W e are an eminently better N ation because of Rosa P ar k s, D r. M artin L uther K ing, Jr., and all those men and women who have confronted, and continue to confront, in j ustice and inequality wherever they see it. (1 0 ) E quality in education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement. (11) O n S eptember 10, 1961, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote that African American ‘ ‘students are coming to under- stand that education and learning have become tools for shaping the future and not devices of privilege for an exclusive few ’ ’. (1 2 ) Over its long and distinguished history, the U nited Negro College F und has provided scholarships and operating funds to its member colleges that have enabled more than 3 00,000 young African Americans to earn college degrees and become successful members of society. (13) Those graduates include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as leaders in the fields of education, science, medicine, law, entertainment, literature, the military, and politics who have made major contributions to the civil rights movement and the creation of a more equitable society. (14) Congress has an obligation to lead America’s continued struggle to fight discrimination and ensure equal rights for all. (1 5 ) The year 2014 will mark the semicentennial of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. SEC.3 .C OIN S P ECI F IC AT IONS. (a) D ENOMI N AT ION S . — The Secretary of the Treasury (herein- after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not more than 350,000 $ 1 coins each of which shall— (1) weigh 26. 7 3 grams
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. (b) LE G A L TEN D E R .—The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. (c) N U MISMATI CI TEMS.—For purposes of section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC. 4 . D ESI G N OF COINS. (a) DESIGN RE Q UIREMENTS.—The design of the coins minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America. (b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRI P TIONS.—On each coin minted under this Act there shall be— (1) a designation of the value of the coin; (2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2014’’; and
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