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MI HR0264
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/12/2018
Primary Sponsor
Darrin Camilleri
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AI Summary
- Commemorates April 12, 2018, as Female African American Landowner's Day in Michigan
- Honors Elizabeth Denison Forth, who became the first African American female landowner in Michigan on April 12, 1825, when she purchased 48.5 acres in Pontiac
- Recognizes that Denison Forth was born enslaved in 1786, escaped to Canada with her brother after 1807, and returned to Detroit as a free person around 1812
- Notes that Denison Forth invested her earnings as a domestic servant in land and other ventures including steamboat and bank stock, and purchased her own home by 1854
- Documents that upon her death in 1866, Denison Forth's estate funds helped construct St. James Episcopal Church on Grosse Ile, whose red doors honor her memory
Legislative Description
A resolution to commemorate April 12, 2018, as Female African American Landowner’s Day in the state of Michigan.
memory of Elizabeth Denison Forth
Last Action
Adopted
4/12/2018
Committee Referrals
Commerce And Trade3/8/2018
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