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RESOLUTION NO. _________________________ 2
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A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission for the City of South Miami, 4
Florida, supporting the renaming of three streets by the City of Hollywood, Florida. 5
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WHEREAS, there are three streets in Hollywood, Florida named for Generals Forrest, 7
Hood and Lee of the Confederate States of America, a political entity whose sovereignty lasted 8
four years from 1861-1865; and 9
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WHEREAS, there is a debate going on in the City of Hollywood as to whether these 11
street names should be changed; and 12
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WHEREAS, one of the founding principles of the Confederate States of America was 14
the supremacy of members of the white Caucasian race which premise is an anathema to a free 15
and democratic society; and 16
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WHEREAS, on April 12, 1864 Confederate Major General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest's 18
1st Cavalry Corps attacked and overpowered the 300 white and 300 black Union defenders of Ft 19
Pillow, TN, and after the fighting had stopped, massacred all but 20 of the black defenders of Ft 20
Pillow, and this became known as the Ft Pillow Massacre. Had this action under the command of 21
Gen. Forrest happened in the 20th century, it would have earned Gen. Forrest the same moniker 22
as was given to Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita who oversaw the troops that perpetuated 23
the Bataan Death March, that of WAR CRIMINAL; and 24
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WHEREAS, General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest went on to establish the organization 26
known as the “Ku Klux Klan”; and 27
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WHEREAS, in 1964 in Neshoba County, MS, perpetrators belonging to the same Ku 29
Klux Klan founded by Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, murdered three Civil Rights workers: James 30
Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner in an episode known as the Freedom 31
Summer Murders, whose only offense was to be engaged in voter registration of African 32
Americans who had Constitutionally protected right to vote; and 33
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WHEREAS, it has taken years for residents of Hollywood's Liberia neighborhood to 35
have their voices finally heard on this matter; and 36
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WHEREAS, 17% of Hollywood's population is African American, primarily located in 38
the Washington Park neighborhood in the south end of the City and the Liberia neighborhood in 39
the north end of the City, with the existing single member districts it will be extremely difficult 40
to elect an African American to the City Council (none has ever served in the Hollywood 41
Council) until a voting district is formed that includes both the Liberia and Washington Park 42
neighborhoods; and 43
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WHEREAS, there will be three streets in Hollywood that will need renaming; and 45
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WHEREAS, the South Miami Commission asks the Hollywood City Commission to 2
consider renaming Forrest, Hood and Lee Streets to Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner in honor 3
of their ultimate personal sacrifice; and 4
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WHEREAS, residents of the three streets affected by the street name change will need to 6
change their Drivers’ Licenses and State-approved identification cards after the street name 7
changes. 8
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 10
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT: 11
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Section 1. The recitals are hereby found to be true and they are adopted by reference and 13
made a part of this resolution. 14
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Section 2. The City of South Miami Commission supports the renaming of three streets 16
by the City of Hollywood, Florida. 17
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Section 3. The Mayor and Commission of South Miami call on the Florida Department 19
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to offer free changes of address on Drivers' Licenses and 20
State-approved identification cards to residents of the three streets affected by the street name 21
change and to make available to those residents the Florida License On Wheels (FLOW) mobile 22
Driver’s License bus on at least three different times at three different locations after the streets 23
have been renamed. 24
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Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit this resolution to all members of 26
the Commission of the City of Hollywood, Florida; all members of the African American 27
Advisory Council of the City of Hollywood, Florida, all members of the Broward County 28
Commission, Florida, all members of the Hillsboro County Commission, Florida, Broward 29
Sheriff Scott Israel, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Representative Shevrin 30
Jones, Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein, the Anti-Defamation League; and Broward 31
property Appraiser Marty Kiar. 32
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Section 5. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 34
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall 35
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 36
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Section 6. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon 38
adoption by vote of the City Commission. 39
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of ______________, 2017. 41
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ATTEST: APPROVED: 1
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CITY CLERK MAYOR 5
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE: 7
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard: 8
EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Welsh: 9
Commissioner Edmond: 10
Commissioner Liebman: 11
________________________ Commissioner Harris: 12
CITY ATTORNEY 13