GA SR904

Honors "The Masters of Education: Hidden Figures in Education" lineage and founder Reverend Henry Veal I (1847-1919) for historic contributions to Georgia and academic achievements

Reverend Henry Veal I took the 1867 Voter Registration Oath in Baldwin County after enslavement, served as likely first pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church around 1870, and later worked as a mortgage broker agent

The "Veal Six" siblings were all career educators who each served at least 22 years in education, totaling 170 years of collective service to Georgia's children

Family members include Frank R. Veal (1913-1989) who served as President of Paul Quinn College and Allen University, and Tresselyn Douglas Adams, a nine-degree alumnus of Georgia College & State University recognized as the "#1 Most Degreed African American Woman in the World"

Builds upon Senate Resolution 343 (2011), which previously honored family members as "Founders of Education in Georgia"