Bill Text: GA HR1240 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 1240 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: NAACP Month; February; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-02-02 - House Read and Adopted [HR1240 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HR1240-Introduced.html

10 LC 94 2007

House Resolution 1240

By: Representatives Brooks of the 63rd, Morgan of the 39th, Smyre of the 132nd, Williams of the 165th, Mangham of the 94th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the month of February, 2010, as NAACP Month; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States and is dedicated to equal rights for all citizens of this nation, especially persons of color; and

WHEREAS, as of February, 2010, the NAACP has served as the gold standard for advocacy of equal political, educational, social, and economic rights for all individuals for 101 years; and

WHEREAS, many prominent individuals with Georgia roots have been involved in the conception, founding, and directing of the NAACP, including W.E.B. DuBois, Walter White, James Weldon Johnson, A.F. Herndon, and the current national chairman Julian Bond; and

WHEREAS, the Atlanta and Georgia branches of the NAACP are launching a Special Membership Campaign on February 1, 2010, to enroll thousands of new and renewing members of the organization; and

WHEREAS, the City of Atlanta and the State of Georgia are aware that the entire state benefits from the rights of all its citizens being protected and advanced; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that this body express its appreciation for the great advancements made by the NAACP over the past 100 years.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the NAACP for the organization's significant role in leading social change in America and recognize February, 2010, as NAACP Month.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to members of the press and the public.