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MS SC647

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

3/27/2018

Primary Sponsor

John Horhn

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968, at Memphis' Lorraine Motel, now home to the National Civil Rights Museum.

  • Acknowledges Dr. King's work to improve conditions for African-Americans, women, and minorities in six areas: poverty, wage discrimination, housing, education, justice, and peace.

  • Notes Dr. King's original intent to launch the Poor People's Campaign in Quitman County, Mississippi, due to visible economic disparity in that area.

  • Encourages the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum to coordinate appropriate events and educational programs to highlight this historic milestone.

  • Directs the resolution be transmitted to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.

Legislative Description

Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1968.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

3/27/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules3/20/2018

Full Bill Text

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