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House Resolution 189
By: Representatives Bell of the 75
th
, Olaleye of the 59
th
, Willis of the 55
th
, Bennett of the 94
th
,
and Cooper of the 45
th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Dr. Roy Charles Bell and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for
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other purposes.2
WHEREAS, Dr. Roy Charles Bell was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 31,3
1926, and graduated from Howard University and Howard University Dental School; and4
WHEREAS, Dr. Bell was one of the first African Americans to practice dentistry in Atlanta5
and in 1964 he filed a lawsuit that led to the end of segregation of the Georgia Dental6
Association and, subsequently, the American Dental Association; and7
WHEREAS, a leader during the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Bell served as a special projects8
coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and9
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished10
Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a bridge in his memory.11
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL12
ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the bridge on Interstate 85/Interstate 75 over Edgewood13
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Avenue Southeast in Fulton County is dedicated as the Dr. Roy Charles Bell Memorial
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Bridge.15
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and16
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Dr. Roy Charles Bell17
Memorial Bridge.18
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized19
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the20
family of Dr. Roy Charles Bell and to the Department of Transportation.21
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