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GA SR1011
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/22/2020
Primary Sponsor
Nan Orrock
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate commends Lillian E. Smith (1897–1966) as a gifted writer, educator, and activist who was one of the first prominent white southerners to openly denounce racial segregation
- Smith directed Laurel Falls Camp for girls beginning in 1925, Georgia's first private camp for girls and first to accept Jewish campers, where she taught racial equity until 1948
- Published the 1944 international bestseller Strange Fruit addressing racial tensions in the South, and the 1949 work Killers of the Dream examining white supremacy, which became a key resource for the Freedom Riders
- Worked closely with the NAACP, SNCC, and CORE on civil rights issues and collaborated with activists including Martin Luther King Jr., and funded the Atlanta Student Movement manifesto "An Appeal for Human Rights"
- Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to the family of Lillian E. Smith
Legislative Description
Smith, Lillian E.; commend
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
6/22/2020
Full Bill Text
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