WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., introduced a resolution on Feb. 27, 2023. H. Res. 176. A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Lawrence Silas; to the Committee on Agriculture. * * * The text of the resolution: Recognizing the historical significance of Lawrence Silas. Whereas, in 1891, Lawrence Silas was born in a rural area of Kenansville, Florida, to Tom, a formerly enslaved person, and Elizabeth Silas; Whereas Lawrence Silas, in his youth, became the bre  more