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FL H8073
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
LaVon Bracy Davis
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AI Summary
- Designates November 2, 2024, as "Ocoee Remembrance Day" in Florida to commemorate the Ocoee Massacre of November 2, 1920
- Acknowledges the massacre as a significant and tragic event marked by racial violence and the suppression of African-American voting rights
- Recognizes that the massacre resulted in the loss of African-American lives and the displacement of Ocoee's African-American population for several decades
- Affirms that remembering and learning from painful historical events can help prevent such injustices from being repeated
- Recognizes the significance of democratic participation and civil rights, particularly the right to vote, as fundamental tenets of society
Legislative Description
Ocoee Remembrance Day
Last Action
Adopted by Publication
2/29/2024
Full Bill Text
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