{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://richmond.house.gov/press-releases/rep-richmond-recognizes-civil-rights-heroes-alice-thompson-rev-dr-joseph-profit-and", "Rep. Richmond Recognizes Civil Rights Heroes Alice Thompson, Rev. Dr. Joseph Profit and Calvin Moret", "2015-09-18", "2015", "2015-09", "Democrat", "House", "LA", "Cedric Richmond", "R000588", "richmond.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement after honoring Alice Thompson, Rev. Dr. Joseph Clifford Profit Jr., and Tuskegee Airman Calvin George Moret in the official record of the United States House of Representatives:\nRev. Profit, Calvin Moret, and Alice Thompson were pillars in the New Orleans community and their loss weighs heavily on our hearts, said Rep. Richmond. Each of them touched the city in their own personal way and made it a much more just and equal place to live. We have them to thank for many of the freedoms we enjoy today.\nAlice, Rev. Profit, and Mr. Moret were true American heroes. Their courage, their dedication, and their tireless pursuit of equality and justice will inspire us for generations to come. They will be sorely missed by their families, their friends and all of those who enjoy a better world because of their bravery.\nExcerpts from Congressman Richmonds remarks can be found below.\nRev. Profit was a leader in rebuilding New Orleans  physically and spiritually. Although he evacuated to San Antonio, Texas, Reverend Profit drove to New Orleans every other weekend to hold service, and finally in 2008, he completely rebuilt The Stronger Hope Baptist Church with the help of his loyal congregation.\nCalvin Moret was the last surviving New Orleans member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II and were the first African-American pilots in the United States military.\nAlice was active in countless pickets, sit-ins, and sit downs and integrated a number of high-profile public places in the city such as McCrory's, Woolworths, the Loews Theater, and the City Hall Cafeteria. In 1961, when the Interstate Commerce Commission ended segregation on buses, terminals, and restrooms, in 1961, Alice and fellow New Orleans CORE members began to test the ruling throughout the South. As a result, she faced death threats and was even thrown in jail for two days. For her safety from angry mobs and death threats, she was escorted out of town by city officials after her release.\nHis full remarks in the Congressional Record on Rev. Profit and Mr. Moret can be found here. His remarks on Ms. Thompson can be found here.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://richmond.house.gov/press-releases/rep-richmond-recognizes-civil-rights-heroes-alice-thompson-rev-dr-joseph-profit-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8434131741523743, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}