AL HR113

Alabama House Resolution recognizing four Black pioneers of Macon County: Lucy Mae Young Calloway, Walter Lee Cooley, Johnnie Barnett Harrison, and Michael Wilson, to be honored on February 21, 2026, at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Tuskegee

Lucy Mae Young Calloway served at John Andrew Memorial Hospital and Macon County/Tuskegee Public Library, was an original member of The El Quien Sabe Social Club, and has been a lifelong member of Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church

Walter Lee Cooley, born August 25, 1928, served 20 years in the U.S. Armed Forces including Korean and Vietnam deployments and teaching at West Point, then served 20 years as an Army ROTC instructor for Macon County schools; at 97, he still maintains his church grounds

Johnnie Barnett Harrison earned degrees from Tuskegee University and Auburn University at Montgomery, worked over 40 years in education for Macon County Public Schools and the State of Alabama, and continues serving on boards including Tuskegee Housing Authority

Michael Wilson graduated from Alabama State University in 1969, rose to Senior Vice President of Labor Relations before retiring in 2009, and dedicated himself to helping seniors obtain health insurance