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GA HR1211
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mary Williams
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AI Summary
- Recognizes Zion Baptist Church, founded on April 8, 1866, by 88 formerly enslaved men and women who left Marietta First Baptist Church and established their own congregation under Reverend Ephriam Rucker
- The congregation purchased land for $70 and completed a brick church in 1888, which served as their place of worship for 90 years before a new sanctuary was built in 1978
- Old Zion was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1990, restored between 1995 and 1997, and reopened as the Old Zion Heritage Museum in 2003 to preserve and display Marietta and Cobb County Black history, art, and culture
- The museum has hosted concerts, seminars, tours, annual Black History Month programs, and the 2016 off-Broadway production "ZION! THE MUSICAL," which attracted more than 1,000 patrons
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the Old Zion Heritage Museum
Legislative Description
Zion Baptist Church; Old Zion Heritage Museum; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/19/2020
Full Bill Text
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