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GA HR1854

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Mable Thomas

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House Resolution 1854 recognizes and commends Emma Jean Davis for her outstanding achievements as an educator, labor organizer, and community advocate.
  • Emma Jean Davis serves as facilitator of Grandparents on the Move, Inc., a support group founded by grandparents and relatives raising a relative's child or children.
  • She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Morris Brown College and taught kindergarten through eighth grade in Atlanta Public Schools for more than 17 years.
  • In 1987, she became the first and only Black female director of the Committee on Political Education for the national AFL-CIO, directing programs in five southern states involving union members in political action and working with the Black Labor Alliance.
  • The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Emma Jean Davis.

Legislative Description

Davis, Emma Jean; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/22/2016

Full Bill Text

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