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OK SCR8

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2013

Primary Sponsor

Constance Johnson

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 Summary

  • Recognizes March 2013 through March 2014 as the Centennial Celebration Year honoring Ralph Waldo Ellison, the renowned American writer born in Oklahoma City on March 1, 1913

  • Celebrates Ellison's literary achievements, including his acclaimed 1953 novel "Invisible Man," essay collections "Shadow and Act" and "Going to the Territory," and posthumous works "Juneteenth" and "Three Days Before the Shooting"

  • Acknowledges Ellison's broader accomplishments as a sculptor, musician, photographer, and college professor, and his receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1969) and National Medal of Arts (1985)

  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be distributed to the Ralph Ellison Library in Oklahoma City to commemorate his legacy and the centennial celebration year

Legislative Description

Concurrent resolution; recognizing March 2013 through March 2014 as the centennial celebration of the life and work of Ralph Waldo Ellison.

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Last Action

Introduced

3/4/2013

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