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MN SR11

Resolution

Status

Introduced

6/25/2021

Primary Sponsor

Bobby Champion

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Origin

Senate

92nd Legislature 2021 1st Special Session

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

Full Bill Text

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