; Whereas John R. Thompson Co. was prosecuted for violating these laws; Whereas Mary Church Terrell continued her fight through boycotts, picketing, and sit-ins at restaurants around the District of Columbia; Whereas, on June 8, 1953, three years after the lawsuit was filed, the Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. held these laws were enforceable; Whereas Mary Church Terrell also actively fought for women’s suffrage; Whereas Mary Church Terrell was president of the National Association of Colored Women; Whereas Mary Church Terrell was one of the founders and charter members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Whereas Mary Church Terrell persuaded the National Association of University Women to admit Black members; Whereas the Mary Church Terrell House is a National Historic Landmark located at 326 T Street NW in the District of Columbia, and is open to the public; and Whereas September 23 would be an appropriate day to designate as Mary Church Terrell Day: Now, therefore be it