Bill Text: GA SR359 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Capitol Arts Standards Commission; urged to authorize placement of a portrait of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-10 - Senate Read and Referred [SR359 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR359-Introduced.html
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Senate
Resolution 359
By:
Senators James of the 35th, Seay of the 34th, Brown of the 26th, Davenport of
the 44th, Henson of the 41st and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mrs. Coretta Scott King in honor of Women's History Month and
urging the Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of a
portrait of Mrs. Coretta Scott King on the second floor of the state capitol
building alongside the portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Coretta Scott was born on April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, Perry County, Alabama,
near Marion. She was the second of three children born to Obediah Scott, an
enterprising entrepreneur, and Bernice McMurray Scott; and in 1945, she enrolled
at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, pursuing majors in music and
education; and
WHEREAS,
on June 18, 1953, Coretta Scott married Martin Luther King, Jr., with the
Reverend King, Sr., officiating at the wedding ceremony. Over the next ten
years, the couple welcomed four children into their family: Yolanda Denise,
November 17, 1955, Martin Luther III, October 23, 1957, Dexter Scott, January
30, 1961, and Bernice Albertine, March 28, 1963; and
WHEREAS,
in 1956, when her first child was not even a year old, Mrs. King stood by her
husband's side as the Montgomery bus boycott began, and never did her support
and conviction waver, not when her house was bombed and not when her husband was
jailed, assaulted, and murdered for his commitment to human rights. She shared
her husband's steadfast commitment to seek peace and justice through nonviolent
action and played a leading role in advocating social change across the nation
and throughout the world during his lifetime and thereafter; and she continued
to be a prominent voice in maintaining the enduring legacy of her husband's
dreams to the moment of her death; and
WHEREAS,
while Dr. King is an undisputed hero of the movement, excelling in the sincerity
of his conviction, and his unwillingness to compromise in matters of
nonviolence, Mrs. King is a hero in her own right. Sadly, even though she has
received many honors, most "mainstream" Americans do not know of her
accomplishments, her convictions, and her tireless work on behalf of a free and
equal society; and
WHEREAS,
it is only right and proper that this great Georgia woman be honored during
Women's History Month.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
and recognize Mrs. Coretta Scott King in honor of Women's History Month and urge
the Capitol Arts Standards Commission to authorize the placement of a portrait
of Mrs. King on the second floor of the state capitol building alongside the
portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Capitol Arts Standards
Commission.
