Bill Text: IN HCR0022 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring George Taliaferro, ambassador for civil and human rights.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-13 - Returned to the House [HCR0022 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HCR0022-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. ________
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring George Taliaferro.
, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION No. ________
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring George Taliaferro for
being an ambassador for civil and human rights.
Whereas, George Taliaferro was born on January 8th 1927, in
Gates, Tennessee;
Whereas, George Taliaferro attended Roosevelt High School in
Gary, Indiana;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was a State Finalist in high-jump, pole
vault, and broad jump in 1945;
Whereas, George Taliaferro graduated from Roosevelt High
School in 1945;
Whereas, George Taliaferro attended Indiana University on a
full-ride athletic scholarship;
Whereas, George Taliaferro met with Indiana University President Herman Wells about Bloomington area restaurants that refused to serve African Americans;
Whereas, the result of the meeting was President Wells telling
local restaurants that all Indiana University students would be banned
from patronizing their establishment if they practiced discrimination
based on race;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was named Indiana University football
team MVP, All-Big Ten and All-American in 1947;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was a first team All American Halfback in 1948;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was inducted into the Helm's College
Football Hall of Fame in 1967;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1976;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was inducted into the National College Football Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1981;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was the first African American football player to be drafted into the National Football League in 1949;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was the Los Angeles Dons' Rookie of the Year in 1949;
Whereas, George Taliaferro was a Pro Bowl Member in 1951,
1952, and 1953;
Whereas, George Taliaferro retired from football in 1955;
Whereas, George Taliaferro graduated from Howard University
with a master's degree in social work in 1962;
Whereas, George Taliaferro emphasized working with prisoners,
ex-offenders, and people addicted to drugs in his chosen field of social
work;
Whereas, George Taliaferro served as Special Assistant to Indiana
University President John W. Ryan from 1972-1983;
Whereas, George Taliaferro assisted in the development of equal
opportunity programs and policies for staff and students at Indiana
University;
Whereas, George Taliaferro served as coordinator of the state wide
Affirmative Action Plan for Indiana Universities' eight-campus
system;
Whereas, George Taliaferro has served a total of 45 years in higher
education, 20 with Indiana University;
Whereas, George Taliaferro has served on the Board of Directors for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Monroe County of which he is the president and founder;
Whereas, George Taliaferro is a lifetime member of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); and,
Whereas, George Taliaferro served on the Board of Directors as
Chairman at the Children's Organ Transplant Association (COTA):
Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives honors the
trail-blazing efforts of George Taliaferro in taking the lead in bring the
civil rights movement to Indiana, offering inmates a second chance at
rehabilitation, and providing roads for African American athletes to
pursue their dreams.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to George Taliaferro.
