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MS HC23
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Passed
2/16/2012
Primary Sponsor
Mary Coleman
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AI Summary
- Commends the life and legacy of Dr. Cleveland Donald, Jr., who passed away on January 24, 2012, at age 65
- Recognizes Dr. Donald's civil rights activism as a youth field coalition leader for the NAACP and his leadership of high school protest marches during the Civil Rights Era
- Honors his academic achievements as the second African American to graduate from the University of Ole Miss (1966) and his later Ph.D. from Cornell University in Latin American History
- Acknowledges his career as a professor and administrator at multiple universities including Ole Miss, University of Texas, University of Massachusetts, and University of Connecticut, where he helped establish the first Black Studies Program at Ole Miss in 1977
- Expresses deepest sympathy to his surviving family members including his mother, three children, and four brothers
Legislative Description
Cleveland Donald, Jr.; commend life and legacy of Civil Rights leader and activist.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
2/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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