Alabama 2025 Regular Session

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5	5	By Representative Chestnut
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15	15	HR____ COMMENDING SADIE MAE SIMMONS MITCHELL MOSS AT THE
16	16	FOURTH ANNUAL FOOT SOLDIERS CELEBRATION FOR HER
17	17	CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
18	18	WHEREAS, it is with immense pride and pleasure that
19	19	we celebrate and remember Sadie Mae Simmons Mitchell Moss at
20	20	the Fourth Annual Foot Soldiers Celebration for her lasting
21	21	contributions to the Civil Rights Movement; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Sadie Moss was born on January 19, 1942, to
23	23	the late Frances and Walter Simmons in Orrville, Alabama;
24	24	her family moved to Selma when she was just two years old;
25	25	she attended elementary school at Selma University and Clark
26	26	Elementary School before going on to high school at R.B.
27	27	Hudson High School; she continued her education at Alabama
28	28	State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science
29	29	Degree, a Master Degree, and an Education Specialist Degree;
30	30	her educational journey began at Selma University, and she
31	31	has spent much of her life in service to the youth of Selma
32	32	and Dallas County; and
33	33	WHEREAS, for over 50 years, she has been dedicated to
34	34	educating the young people in her community; she has worked
35	35	as a teacher, a counselor, and now as the Director of the
36	36	McRae Gaines Learning Center, a position she has held since
37	37	2005; she now has the privilege of working with children
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68	68	from 12 months to seven years old, whom she affectionately
69	69	calls her "babies"; and
70	70	WHEREAS, in recognition of her many years of
71	71	dedication, the school's summer learning program was named
72	72	in her honor in 2018; the program, called the "Sadie Moss
73	73	Summer Learning Institute," provides critical learning
74	74	opportunities in English, mathematics, the arts, and
75	75	physical activity for children ages four to eight; and
76	76	WHEREAS, in addition to her work in education, she
77	77	has been heavily involved in the Selma community; she became
78	78	a member of the Selma Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
79	79	Sorority, Incorporated, in 1987 and served as President from
80	80	2000-2004 and 2008-2012; through her involvement, she
81	81	volunteered throughout the city and Dallas County in many
82	82	capacities, from mentoring youth through the Delta Academy
83	83	Program to participating in events like ringing bells for
84	84	the Salvation Army, Adopt-a-Mile, and GetFit, Selma!; and
85	85	WHEREAS, in addition to her community service, she is
86	86	proud to have been a part of the Civil Rights Movement as a
87	87	Foot Soldier; she marched and was even arrested and held at
88	88	the old National Guard Armory; and
89	89	WHEREAS, she retired in 2005 from the Selma City
90	90	School System after spending 18 years as a fifth-grade
91	91	teacher; before that, she worked as an elementary guidance
92	92	counselor and taught at Concordia; throughout her career,
93	93	her mission has always been to serve the children of Selma
94	94	and Dallas County, ensuring they have the education and
95	95	support they need to thrive; and
96	96	WHEREAS, she is a proud mother of three children,
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126	126	WHEREAS, she is a proud mother of three children,
127	127	Ronald, Donald, and Stephanie Mitchell, and has been blessed
128	128	with two godsons, Gary Chapelle and Ivery Williams, as well
129	129	as six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; her family
130	130	has been an incredible support throughout her life; she is
131	131	also fortunate to have one brother, Alfred, and two sisters,
132	132	Jo Ann and Lynda, who have been steadfast pillars in her
133	133	life; and
134	134	WHEREAS, Sadie Mitchell Moss demonstrated uncommon
135	135	determination to pursue the right to vote and other
136	136	opportunities which had been denied to African Americans
137	137	through the practice of segregation; as a result of the
138	138	courage and persistence of Mrs. Parrish and other foot
139	139	soldiers, the federal government passed the Voting Rights
140	140	Act of 1965; now therefore,
141	141	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
142	142	LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That at the occasion of the Fourth
143	143	Annual Foot Soldiers Celebration, Sadie Mae Simmons Mitchell
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145	145	Rights Movement and is commended for her extraordinary
146	146	contributions to securing the right to vote for African
147	147	Americans throughout the country and in her home State of
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