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GA SR787

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

Donzella James

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends R.L. Cousins High School and Hutcheson High School as the first African American schools in Douglas County, Georgia
  • R.L. Cousins High School was a K-12 school on Malone Street in Douglasville, opened in 1957 under Principal John W. Stewart as a replacement for the former Hutcheson High School
  • The high school portion closed in 1971, and the buildings became Douglas County Junior High School, renamed Stewart Middle School the following year
  • Principal John W. Stewart served from the school's opening in 1957 until 1977
  • The Secretary of the Senate is directed to make copies of the resolution available for public distribution

Legislative Description

R.L. Cousins High School and Hutcheson High School; commend

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

2/21/2020

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