Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HR196 Compare Versions

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5	5	By Representative Forte
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7	7	First Read: 03-Apr-25
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15	15	HR____ HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
16	16	SAMUEL MILLER.
17	17	WHEREAS, with great pride and pleasure, this body
18	18	bestows highest honors on the life, legacy, and
19	19	accomplishments of United States Veteran and voting rights
20	20	activist Samuel Miller of Russell County; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Samuel Miller was born on March 5, 1919, in
22	22	Eufaula, Alabama; he married Louise Griggs, and to their
23	23	holy union 15 children were born; the family worshiped at
24	24	Antioch Baptist Church where he served as an ordained deacon
25	25	and Chairman of the Deacon Board; and
26	26	WHEREAS, Samuel Miller lived a life of service; he
27	27	joined the United States Navy and served during World War
28	28	II, earning the rank of Seaman First Class; upon his
29	29	honorable discharge, he attended the United States Army
30	30	Infantry Center where he obtained a diploma and
31	31	certification as an Automotive Equipment Repair Inspector;
32	32	he served 37 years of civil service in the U.S. Army's
33	33	Transportation Motor Pool at Fort Benning, Georgia; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Samuel Miller was passionate about serving
35	35	his community; he was instrumental in cleaning up corruption
36	36	in Russell County and Phenix City, which were riddled with
37	37	vice and local officials who took bribes; he was a founding
38	38	member of the Russell County Betterment Association, which
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68	68	member of the Russell County Betterment Association, which
69	69	took on problems that involved discrimination and
70	70	disenfranchisement of African Americans; he was one of the
71	71	first Black men to register to vote in the county;
72	72	recognizing the need to help his community to register to
73	73	vote, he joined the Russell County Voting Association; he
74	74	taught many people in Russell County to read and write and
75	75	pass the literacy test; he and other Russell County
76	76	activists campaigned to get every eligible Black person in
77	77	the area registered; and
78	78	WHEREAS, in 1970, Samuel Miller and the association
79	79	changed their focus to getting African Americans elected
80	80	into offices in Phenix City; the association continued to
81	81	register voters in record numbers but continued to be set
82	82	back by roadblocks, particularly in how the districts were
83	83	divided, ensuring that White people won the elections; the
84	84	association called in the United States Department of
85	85	Justice, which drew up new districts with the advice of
86	86	Miller and his associates; in 1986, they were successful and
87	87	the first Black constable and county commissioners were
88	88	elected to public office; and
89	89	WHEREAS, Samuel Miller sacrificed many hours to stop
90	90	political abuse, to ensure that African Americans in Russell
91	91	County were able to vote, and to end segregation; he was a
92	92	member of Prince Hall Masonry Lodge and was Master of the
93	93	Oswichee Lodge 785; he passed to the embrace of his Lord and
94	94	Savior on November 14, 1992; now therefore,
95	95	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
96	96	LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That the life, legacy, and
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126	126	LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That the life, legacy, and
127	127	achievements of Samuel Miller as a Veteran and civil rights
128	128	activist are given highest honors, and this resolution is
129	129	presented to the family of Samuel Miller in recognition of
130	130	his work to free Russell County of segregation and voter
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