Post by Oscar Knight on Oct 17, 2012 16:31:13 GMT -6
Our State Senators From Clayton County
Both are members of The NAACP
09 LC 94 0119
Senate Resolution 63
By: Senators Seay of the 34th and Buckner of the 44th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, during the summer of 1986, several members of the Clayton County African American community expressed a desire to establish a Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to organize and unify the work being done throughout the community by several civic leagues and social organizations; and
WHEREAS, many leaders in the African American community of Clayton County were instrumental in efforts to create the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP including: Reverend McAlister and Cynthia Hollins, Reverend Charles Grant, Eddie White, James Jackson, Reda Brooks, Carolyn and Gail Davenport, Oscar Blalock, Catherine Glover, Leonard Tate, Adelle Freeman, Cornelia Smith, Wade Starr, Jr., Joe and Tonella Frierson, and Jessie Dent; and
WHEREAS, the initiative and leadership of Leonard Tate, Tonella Frierson, and Jesse Dent during the organizational period of the Clayton County Branch were vital in the group's creation; and
WHEREAS, after 119 signatures of support from the community were collected and officers were elected, the Clayton County Branch was chartered on October 18, 1986; and
WHEREAS, one of the first programs organized by the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP was a School Superintendent Candidates Forum in the fall of 1986; and
WHEREAS, since its inception, the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP has been intricately involved in the social, political, economic, and religious development of Clayton County; and
WHEREAS, throughout the years, the Clayton County Branch of the NAACP has been superbly led by numerous talented presidents including: James Jackson, Ben Marsh, Oscar Blalock, William Mouzon, Reverend Joseph Wheeler, and Dexter Matthews; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting that this body express its appreciation for the great advancements made by the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People over the past three decades.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that members of this body recognize the Clayton County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for the organization's significant role in leading social change in Clayton County and Georgia.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the current president of the Clayton County Branch for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Dexter Matthews
It's no wonder, why the rest of the State is looking down on us; Our legislators are being governed by the NAACP