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HR0432LRB104 14513 MST 27653 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The City of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, "the Jewel 

3of the Delta", founded by formerly enslaved African Americans 

4Isaiah Thornton Montgomery and Benjamin Green in 1887, 

5represents one of the most extraordinary stories of Black 

6resilience, excellence, and self-determination in American 

7history; and

8 WHEREAS, This all-Black town served as a critical haven 

9for African American advancement during the Jim Crow era, 

10playing a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, the 

11economic empowerment of Black communities, and the protection 

12of families, such as that of Emmett Till and Mamie 

13Till-Mobley; and

14 WHEREAS, The legacy of Mound Bayou resonates deeply in 

15Cook County through the lives and public service of prominent 

16figures with familial ties to the town, including Reverend B. 

17Herbert Martin, who was pastor to the Late Honorable Harold 

18Washington, the first Black mayor of Chicago, the late John H. 

19Stroger Jr., who was the first Black president of the Cook 

20County Board of Commissioners, his late sister Cleo 

21Stroger-Dunnings, who was an esteemed educator, the late Coach 

22Derrick Dunnings, who was Cleo's husband, and the late Donna 

23Lori Dunnings, who was Cleo and Derrick's daughter and served 

HR0432- 2 -LRB104 14513 MST 27653 r

1with distinction as Cook County's chief financial officer; and

2 WHEREAS, These leaders not only contributed immensely to 

3the advancement of Cook County but also carried forward the 

4values of service, perseverance, and community uplift rooted 

5in Mound Bayou's founding vision; and

6 WHEREAS, The Taborian Hospital was founded in Mound Bayou 

7in 1942 by the International Ord