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SC H5044
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/28/2026
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Wetmore
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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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