HR 353 Summary

• Commends Mr. Charles Varner, Jr., a Montgomery native and Alabama State University alumnus, for his distinguished career in education, civil rights activism, and historical research.

• Recognizes Varner's service to Alabama State University in multiple roles including Director of Alumni Relations and Planned Giving, Vice President for Development and Public Relations, and Special Project Research Associate since 2001.

• Acknowledges Varner's work establishing and directing the E.D. Nixon Institute for Research and Cultural Enrichment to investigate and preserve African-American history and civil rights movement documentation in Alabama.

• Highlights Varner's research projects covering topics including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Women's Political Council, the role of E.D. Nixon in civil rights activism, and the impact of Interstate Highway Systems on black neighborhoods.

• Resolves that Varner be forever recognized for his long and dedicated service to researching and preserving African-American history and civil rights movement history in Alabama.