Bill Text: GA SR63 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: NAACP; Clayton County Branch; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-01-27 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR63 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR63-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 63
By:
Senators Seay of the 34th and Buckner of the 44th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
during the summer of 1986, several members of the Clayton County African
American community expressed a desire to establish a Clayton County Branch of
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to
organize and unify the work being done throughout the community by several civic
leagues and social organizations; and
WHEREAS,
many leaders in the African American community of Clayton County were
instrumental in efforts to create the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP
including: Reverend McAlister and Cynthia Hollins, Reverend Charles Grant, Eddie
White, James Jackson, Reda Brooks, Carolyn and Gail Davenport, Oscar Blalock,
Catherine Glover, Leonard Tate, Adelle Freeman, Cornelia Smith, Wade Starr, Jr.,
Joe and Tonella Frierson, and Jessie Dent; and
WHEREAS,
the initiative and leadership of Leonard Tate, Tonella Frierson, and Jesse Dent
during the organizational period of the Clayton County Branch were vital in the
group's creation; and
WHEREAS,
after 119 signatures of support from the community were collected and officers
were elected, the Clayton County Branch was chartered on October 18, 1986;
and
WHEREAS,
one of the first programs organized by the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP
was a School Superintendent Candidates Forum in the fall of 1986;
and
WHEREAS,
since its inception, the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP has been intricately
involved in the social, political, economic, and religious development of
Clayton County; and
WHEREAS,
throughout the years, the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP has been superbly
led by numerous talented presidents including: James Jackson, Ben Marsh, Oscar
Blalock, William Mouzon, Reverend Joseph Wheeler, and Dexter Matthews;
and
WHEREAS,
it is fitting that this body express its appreciation for the great advancements
made by the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People over the past three decades.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that members of this body recognize the
Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People for the organization's significant role in leading social change in
Clayton County and Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the current president of
the Clayton County Branch for National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, Dexter Matthews.
