Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7893) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the ``Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7893

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ALBERT TURNER, SR. POST OFFICE BUILDING.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, shall be known and designated as the ``Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building''.

(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Albert Turner, Sr. Post Office Building''.
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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, which would rename a post office in Marion, Alabama, after Mr. Albert Turner, Sr.

Mr. Turner devoted his life to the civil rights movement and fought to ensure equal access to the ballot box for African Americans. He worked with prominent leaders such as Martin Luther King and served as the Alabama Field Secretary to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and founder of the Perry County Civic League.

He was instrumental in helping organize protests and boycotts in support of racial integration of public facilities and schools.

Mr. Speaker, I support naming a post office in memory of Mr. Turner and encourage my colleagues to do the same.

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to support this bill honoring a local public servant who worked to pursue freedom for all Americans.

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