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IN SR0037
Resolution
AI Summary
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Honors Annie Burns Hicks as the first African-American teacher in Hammond, Indiana's public school system
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Recognizes that Hicks was initially denied a teaching position in 1958 because of her race and filed a lawsuit against this discriminatory practice
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Acknowledges her educational background including graduation from Hammond High School, attendance at Ball State Teacher's College, and earning a Master's Degree from DePaul University
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Credits Hicks with co-authoring Hammond's first full-day kindergarten program and instituting a formal reading program at Maywood Elementary
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Annie Burns Hicks and Maywood Elementary School
Legislative Description
Honoring Annie Burns Hicks.
Last Action
Senators Alting, Arnold, Banks, Becker, Boots, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Buck, Charbonneau, Delph, Eckerty, Gard, Glick, Grooms, Head, Hershman, Holdman, Hume, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Lawson, Leising, Long, Merritt, Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Rogers, Schneider, Simpson, Skinner, Smith, Steele, Tallian, Taylor, Tomes, Walker, Waltz, Waterman, Wyss, Yoder, R. Young, M. Young and Zakas added as coauthors
2/23/2012