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GA SR685
Resolution
Status
Passed
5/8/2018
Primary Sponsor
Lester Jackson
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AI Summary
- Renames the tidewater creek on the Georgia coast at latitude 31.9766030 and longitude -81.0462222, previously known as "Runaway Negro Creek," to "Freedom Creek"
- The creek runs along the edge of Skidaway Island State Park and is a state-owned tidewater bed under Georgia's jurisdiction as successor to the Crown of England
- The resolution states the former name perpetuated a posture of criminality upon enslaved people who pursued their inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
- Directs the Division of Archives and History of the University System of Georgia, as the state's Names Authority, to notify the United States Board of Geographic Names of the renaming
- The resolution was adopted by the Georgia General Assembly and sponsored by Senators Jackson of the 2nd, Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd, James of the 35th, Butler of the 55th, and others
Legislative Description
Georgia Coast; bed of tidewater known as "Runaway Negro Creek"; rename to "Freedom Creek"
Last Action
Act 543
5/8/2018
Full Bill Text
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