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AL HR84

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

Laura Hall

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

  • Honors and commends Dr. Felicia A. Bell for her excellence as Director of the Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University Montgomery
  • Recognizes her accomplishments including securing proper housing for rare museum objects, gaining national and international media attention during the 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and accepting donations of rare African American magazines from the 1950s and 1960s
  • Acknowledges her 2007 expert testimony before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration about enslaved and free black craftsmen constructing the U.S. Capitol, which led to naming the Capitol Visitor Center's great hall "Emancipation Hall"
  • Highlights her numerous scholarly achievements, publications, lectures, and roles including Capitol Fellow, visiting scholar at Georgia Southern University, and resident scholar at George Washington University School of Law
  • Expresses the Alabama House of Representatives' deepest admiration and appreciation for Dr. Bell's outstanding record of excellence

Legislative Description

Bell, Felicia A., commended

Resolutions, Congratulatory

Last Action

Joint Rule 11

2/23/2016

Full Bill Text

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