Celebrating the life of Sara Hamburg Tonelson. (SJ13)

Introduced By

Sen. Yvonne Miller (D-Norfolk)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Celebrating the life of Sara Hamburg Tonelson. View Full Text »

Status

03/12/2008: Passed the Senate
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In the News

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.”