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AL HR326

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/3/2012

Primary Sponsor

Demetrius Newton

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2012

AI Summary

  • Honors Joe Minter, Sr., for outstanding achievement and contributions to preserving African culture
  • Recognizes Minter's creation of an "African Village in America" sculpture park in the Woodland Park neighborhood of Birmingham, begun in 1988
  • Acknowledges Minter's use of found materials including lumber, dolls, doors, and lawn ornaments to create installations, with primary themes focused on African-American history and experiences in Birmingham
  • Notes installations that memorialize the 1963 church bombing and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birmingham City Jail experience
  • Recognizes Minter's authorship of "To You Through Me: The Beginning of a Link of a Journey of 400 Years" (2005) and his features in various publications

Legislative Description

Minter, Joe, Sr., commended

Resolutions, Congratulatory

Last Action

Joint Rule 11

4/3/2012

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