Commending Debi Goforth. (SJ13)
Introduced By
Sen. Edd Houck (D-Spotsylvania) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), and Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Commending Debi Goforth. View Full Text »
Status
01/24/2006: Passed the Senate
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History Reconstructed: Assembly Honors Black Lawmakers
February 26, 2012
RICHMOND – Despite bigotry and threats, about 100 African-Americans served in the General Assembly during Reconstruction. Those history-making legislators are finally getting recognition. Legislators have passed a pair of resolutions describing the contributions of the pioneering lawmakers and praising them for their “commitment to public service in the face of deep resentment, racial animus, violence, corruption, and intimidation.”
