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GA SR1214
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
Greg Goggans
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AI Summary
- Dedicates the portion of U.S. Highway 1/State Route 4 Business within the city limits of Waycross in Ware County, Georgia, as the "Ossie Davis Parkway" in honor of actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis.
- Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis) was born in Clinch County, Georgia, on December 18, 1917, graduated from Center High School in 1934, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
- Davis had a distinguished career in entertainment, making his Broadway debut in Jeb in 1946 and appearing in numerous films, television shows, and stage productions, including A Raisin in the Sun, Do the Right Thing, and Purlie Victorious.
- Davis was a prominent civil rights figure who served as master of ceremonies for the 1963 March on Washington and received honors including the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, the National Medal of Art, and the Kennedy Center Honors.
- Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the parkway, and instructs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Davis's family and the Department of Transportation.
Legislative Description
Ossie Davis Parkway; Ware County; dedicate
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/21/2012
Committee Referrals
Transportation3/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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