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GA HR1530

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/12/2018

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Beasley-Teague

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia House of Representatives celebrates the 101st birthday of Jimmie "MeMa" Luton on June 21, 2018, introduced by Representative Beasley-Teague of the 65th district
  • Luton was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and grew up on her family's farm where her father grew tobacco and raised livestock
  • She lived through the Great Depression and segregation, experiencing firsthand discrimination at diners, department stores, movie theaters, and on trains
  • She owned and operated a hairdressing business for 45 years
  • The Clerk of the House of Representatives is directed to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Jimmie "MeMa" Luton

Legislative Description

Luton, Jimmie "MeMa"; 101st birthday; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/12/2018

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