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GA SR872
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/2/2016
Primary Sponsor
Vincent Fort
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate Resolution 872 honors the life and memory of Reverend Willie Bolden, a civil rights leader who worked directly with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in major movements across the country, including in Selma, Alabama, and St. Augustine, Florida
- Reverend Bolden organized the Mule Train from Marx, Mississippi, to Washington, D.C., for the Poor People Campaign, assembling 16 wagons and 50,000 people for the 500-mile journey
- He was inducted into the International Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2012 and received the Humanitarian Award on July 19, 2014, and served as an associate minister at Bethlehem Baptist Church and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran
- The Georgia Senate expresses its deepest regret at his passing and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to his family
Legislative Description
Bolden, Reverend Willie; condolences
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/2/2016
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