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GA SR1023
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Francis Millar
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AI Summary
- Honors the life and memory of former Georgia Senator Robert Brown, who passed away on December 8, 2011
- Senator Brown was a Mercer University graduate who played a key role in creating Georgia's HOPE Scholarship and was a strong advocate for education
- Served as a civil rights pioneer in Macon during the 1960s and 1970s, repeatedly marching for equal rights and jobs for African Americans
- Elected in 1991 as Bibb County's first Black Senator since Reconstruction, served 20 years in the Georgia State Senate, and was elected Senate Minority Leader in 2005
- Spearheaded legislative efforts to preserve the Douglass Theatre and support the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, and previously served three terms on the Bibb County Board of Education
Legislative Description
Brown, Senator Robert; honoring
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/23/2012
Full Bill Text
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