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GA HR1769
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/10/2014
Primary Sponsor
Calvin Smyre
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution 1769 honors the life and memory of Dr. Ophelia DeVore Mitchell, who passed away on February 28, 2014
- Dr. DeVore Mitchell was the first mixed race, African American high fashion model in New York City in the late 1940s and co-founded the Grace Del Marco Modeling Agency in 1946 to create opportunities for models of color
- She founded the Ophelia DeVore School of Self-Development and Modeling in 1948, helping open doors in modeling and television for African Americans and other minorities
- Beginning in the early 1970s, she became the owner/publisher of The Columbus Times newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, and was a founder of The Black Press Archives at Howard University
- The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to Dr. DeVore Mitchell's family
Legislative Description
Mitchell, Dr. Ophelia DeVore; condolences
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/10/2014
Full Bill Text
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