05 LC 21
8045
House
Resolution 80
By:
Representatives Heckstall of the
62nd,
Brooks of the
63rd,
Sinkfield of the
60th,
Bruce of the
64th,
Holmes of the
61st,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
that the person or persons responsible for moving the portrait of Grace Towns
Hamilton to the third floor post office of the State Capitol return it to its
place among the portraits of distinction in the Georgia Capitol building; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Grace Towns Hamilton was the first African American woman to serve in the
Georgia General Assembly, a position which she held from 1966 to 1984;
and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hamilton was among eight African Americans elected to the General Assembly
in 1965 who were the first to enter the Georgia House of Representatives since
the end of Reconstruction; and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hamilton was principal architect of the 1973 Atlanta city charter, and her
legacy as a legislator and civil rights advocate includes expanding educational
opportunities for African American school children, improving health facilities,
providing help for the indigent, and protecting the rights of the
disenfranchised; and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hamilton played a prominent role in the history of the State of Georgia, and
the third floor post office, a location inaccessible to the general public, is
not an appropriate location for the portrait of a figure of her importance and
stature and is disrespectful to her legacy of dedicated public service to the
State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Ms. Hamilton's portrait was originally displayed among the portraits of
distinction in the Georgia State Capitol; and
WHEREAS,
Grace Towns Hamilton's portrait should be accessible to school children visiting
the Georgia Capitol and to all citizens of the State of Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
that
this body urges the responsible party to remove the portrait of Grace Towns Hamilton from the third floor post office and return it to its original and rightful location among the portraits of distinction in the Georgia State Capitol.
this body urges the responsible party to remove the portrait of Grace Towns Hamilton from the third floor post office and return it to its original and rightful location among the portraits of distinction in the Georgia State Capitol.