SC H4440

Recognizes James Gallman Sr. of Aiken, South Carolina for his accomplishments as a community leader, social activist, and civil rights advocate

Highlights his educational achievements, including being the first Black person to earn a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Tennessee in 1967

Notes his 33-year career in Aiken County Public School District, serving as teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent before retiring in 1996

Acknowledges his role as past president of the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, where he led a march of 46,000 people in January 2000 calling for removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Mr. James Gallman Sr.