Bill Text: GA SR128 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Macon-Bibb County Branch of the NAACP; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-02-04 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR128 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR128-Enrolled.html

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09 LC 94 0290

Senate Resolution 128

By: Senator Brown of the 26th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending the Macon-Bibb County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on February 12, 1909, and was originally known as the National Negro Committee; and

WHEREAS, several members of the Macon-Bibb County African American community expressed a desire to establish a local branch of the NAACP to organize and unify the work being done throughout the community by several civic leagues and social organizations; and

WHEREAS, consistently committed to the pursuit of justice and equality, the leadership and members of the Macon-Bibb County Branch of the NAACP work with quiet dedication to make Macon-Bibb County a better place to live in all respects; and

WHEREAS, since its inception, the Macon-Bibb County Branch of the NAACP has been intricately involved in the social, political, economic, and religious development of Macon-Bibb County; and

WHEREAS, throughout the years, the Macon-Bibb County Branch of the NAACP has been superbly led by numerous talented presidents and officers, including Cartese Dillard, John Thomas, Thelma Dillard, Albert Billingslea, Ronnie Miley, William Randall, Florine L. Brown, Charlie Tatman, Ann Moore, Leroy Thomas, Dr. Jim Marshall, Walter Davis, Lewis Winn, and Robert Sampson; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that this body express its appreciation for the great advancements made by the Macon-Bibb 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 the members of this body recognize the Macon-Bibb County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for the organization's significant role in leading social change in Macon-Bibb 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 Macon-Bibb County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.