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AL HR5

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

1/14/2014

Primary Sponsor

James Buskey

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2014

AI Summary

  • Commends The Mobile Beacon and Alabama Citizen newspaper on celebrating its 70th Anniversary in 2013
  • Notes the newspaper was founded in 1943 by Frank and Lancie Thomas to inform Black people and has published continuously since that time
  • Recognizes the newspaper's growth from a Black publication to a general publication with distribution throughout all 50 states
  • Honors the 70th Anniversary Celebration Banquet held on November 7, 2013, in Mobile, Alabama, featuring keynote speaker Autherine Lucy-Foster, a civil rights pioneer
  • Pays tribute to Autherine Lucy-Foster as a courageous pioneer for Civil Rights and one of the first African-Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama during the Civil Rights Era

Legislative Description

Mobile Beacon and Alabama Citizen newspaper, commended

Resolutions, Congratulatory

Last Action

Joint Rule 11

1/14/2014

Full Bill Text

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