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GA SR1151

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/29/2018

Primary Sponsor

Nikema Williams

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia Senate resolution honoring the life and memory of Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels, who passed away on March 27, 2018
  • Dr. Samuels was a civil and women's rights advocate who began her career with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Operation Breadbasket under Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and later founded the Georgia Coalition of Black Women, Inc. in 1980 and the Women in Government Internship Project in 1999
  • In 1971, Governor Jimmy Carter appointed her as coordinator of the Governor's Council on Human Relations, making her the first African American woman to serve on the executive staff of a Georgia governor
  • She served as a consultant to the Carter White House and received numerous appointments from Georgia governors, including to the Georgia State Election Board and the King Commission
  • The Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to Dr. Samuels' family

Legislative Description

Samuels, Dr. Rita Jackson; condolences

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

3/29/2018

Full Bill Text

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