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OH HB436
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Slesnick
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AI Summary
- Enacts section 5.2296 of the Revised Code to designate October 7 as "Moses Fleetwood Walker Day" in Ohio
- Honors Moses Fleetwood Walker, an Ohioan who was the first African-American major league baseball player under contract
- Recognizes Walker's contribution to the integration of professional athletics
- Walker was born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio on October 7, 1856, played one season with the Toledo Blue Stockings, and died in Cleveland in 1924
Legislative Description
To designate October 7 as Moses Fleetwood Walker Day.
Moses Fleetwood Walker Day-October 7
Last Action
Committee Report
3/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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