; Whereas, in 1968, 150,000 people joined in Dr. King’s funeral procession through the streets of Atlanta, to honor his memory and demonstrate that further action was needed to advance the cause of equality; Whereas political advocacy efforts in Atlanta were instrumental in promoting the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, parts of which are commonly called the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, religion, nationality, disability, or sex; Whereas, in 1972, Andrew Young was elected to Congress from Atlanta, becoming the first Black representative from the Deep South since Reconstruction; Whereas, in 1973, Maynard Jackson was elected as Atlanta’s first African-American mayor, also becoming the first African-American mayor in the Deep South, providing inspiration to civil servants and voters across the United States; Whereas, in 1976, the Sweet Auburn Historical District in Atlanta was designated as a National Historic Landmark District for its significance as a prosperous African-American neighborhood and center of commerce; Whereas, in 1977, Atlantan Andrew Young was appointed as the first Black United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Whereas, in 1981, the honorable John Lewis began his career as an elected official as a member of the Atlanta City Council; Whereas, in 1986, the honorable John Lewis was elected to represent Atlanta in the House of Representatives, where he would go on to serve for 33 years; Whereas Atlanta has ascended as a global city and a world-class leader in business, entrepreneurship, athletics, transportation, politics, social equity, faith, culture, education, health, and science; Whereas Atlanta’s reputation for cohesive economic achievement has earned it the nickname The City Too Busy to Hate ; Whereas Atlanta is home to numerous stellar institutes of higher learning, including Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morris Brown College, and the Georgia Institute of Technology