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SC H5044

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/28/2026

Primary Sponsor

Elizabeth Wetmore

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Designates the intersection of River Road and Maybank Highway on Johns Island in Charleston County as "Janie Bligen Hunter '1984 National Heritage Fellow' Intersection"
  • Requests the South Carolina Department of Transportation erect appropriate signs or markers with this designation
  • Honors Janie Bligen Hunter (1918-1997), a nationally recognized Gullah singer, storyteller, and quilter who was born on River Road on Johns Island
  • Hunter received the 1984 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship for her work preserving Gullah culture, folkways, and language through performances with the Moving Star Hall Singers and recordings for Smithsonian Folkways
  • The concurrent resolution was introduced January 28, 2026 and received a favorable committee report on February 11, 2026

Legislative Description

National Heritage Fellow Janie Bligen Hunter Intersection

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Transportation

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/12/2026
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions1/28/2026

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