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MN SR11
Resolution
Status
Introduced
6/25/2021
Primary Sponsor
Bobby Champion
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AI Summary
- Designates Friday, June 25, 2021, as Dr. Thelma Battle Buckner Day in Minnesota
- Recognizes Dr. Battle Buckner's life work as a pastor, author, community activist, singer, musician, preacher, and mother of eight children who moved to Minnesota in 1952
- Acknowledges her book "The Battle of a Daytime Nightmare" documenting the treatment of African American sharecroppers in the South and compares her pioneering work to Harriet Tubman
- Honors her service as a television and radio personality, evangelist, daycare provider, and children's camp director who preached and sang globally, with her life story performed at the Ordway Theater in 1996
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare an authenticated copy of the resolution and transmit it to Dr. Battle Buckner's family
Legislative Description
A Senate resolution recognizing Friday, June 25, 2021, as Dr. Thelma Battle Buckner Day in Minnesota
Last Action
Referred to Rules and Administration
6/25/2021
Committee Referrals
Rules and Administration6/25/2021
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