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GA HR1113
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Marie Metze
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends Barbara Pace Hunt, Myra Payne Elliott, and Iris Mae Welch for their struggle against racial discrimination in public higher education in Georgia
- On June 14, 1956, the three women's applications to the newly formed Georgia State College of Business Administration were denied because of their race, along with six other applications
- The women successfully sued the State of Georgia and the Board of Regents on September 18, 1956, in the landmark case Hunt v. Arnold, which contributed to dismantling racial discrimination in Georgia's public higher education system
- Georgia State University now awards more undergraduate degrees to African Americans than any other university in the country, a legacy attributed in part to these women's efforts
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Myra Payne Elliott and the families of Barbara Pace Hunt and Iris Mae Welch
Legislative Description
Hunt, Barbara Pace; Myra Payne Elliott; Iris Mae Welch; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/18/2020
Full Bill Text
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