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AR HR1042
Resolution
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joy Springer
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AI Summary
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Arkansas House Resolution honoring Annie Mable McDaniel Abrams, a retired educator and civil rights activist born September 25, 1931, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas
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Assisted with the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School alongside Daisy Gatson Bates and led the 1992 campaign to rename High Street in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Served as commissioner for the Fair Housing Commission, treasurer of the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus, and currently serves as honorary co-chair of the Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission
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Inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 2010 and received the Brooks Hays Award for Civil Rights Champions and an honorary doctorate from Philander Smith College
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City of Little Rock declared her 90th birthday "Annie Day" in 2021, and a copy of the resolution will be presented to her by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Description
To Honor Annie Mable Mcdaniel Abrams For Her Service To Her Community And The State Of Arkansas.
Last Action
READ AND ADOPTED.
2/24/2025