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This bill seeks to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, a civil rights pioneer and Army veteran who played a crucial role in challenging racial segregation on interstate buses in the 1950s. The bill details Evans' landmark case against the Carolina Coach Company, where she refused to give up her bus seat to a white Marine in 1952, leading to a groundbreaking Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) ruling that effectively outlawed racial segregation on interstate buses. The bill authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Senate President pro tempore to present a gold medal to Evans in recognition of her achievements, with the Secretary of the Treasury responsible for designing and striking the medal. Additionally, the bill allows for the production of bronze duplicates of the medal that can be sold to cover production costs. The proposed legislation highlights Evans' pivotal role in the civil rights movement, predating the more well-known Rosa Parks incident, and emphasizes her courage in fighting against racial discrimination through legal channels, ultimately contributing to significant advances in civil rights before the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision.

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