[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1025 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1025

  Honoring the life and achievements of the late Oscar Davis, Sr., of 
  Baldwin County, Georgia, for his public service as a leader in the 
     State of Georgia and dedication to the cause of civil rights.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2006

Ms. McKinney submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the life and achievements of the late Oscar Davis, Sr., of 
  Baldwin County, Georgia, for his public service as a leader in the 
     State of Georgia and dedication to the cause of civil rights.

Whereas Oscar Davis, Sr., was born in Putnam County, Georgia, on October 28, 
        1923;
Whereas Mr. Davis was inducted into the United States Army in 1941 and served in 
        the South Pacific during all of World War II;
Whereas Mr. Davis, an African American, served in the segregated army as a scout 
        and saw combat, most notably at Guadalcanal and the New Hebrides 
        Islands;
Whereas Mr. Davis was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945 with numerous 
        decorations;
Whereas following his service in the Army, Mr. Davis studied at Morehouse 
        College, in Atlanta, Georgia, where he met a young Dr. Martin Luther 
        King, Jr., and Ralph David Abernathy;
Whereas after studying at Morehouse College, Mr. Davis returned to city of 
        Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia, where he worked as a 
        businessman, married the former Miss Geneva Bell, and started a family;
Whereas as a citizen of Baldwin County, Mr. Davis became active in the civil 
        rights movement and community affairs;
Whereas Mr. Davis participated in the National Association for the Advancement 
        of Colored People (NAACP) and the Southern Christian Leadership 
        Conference (SCLC) for over half a century;
Whereas Mr. Davis was also involved in numerous community organizations and 
        became the first African American police officer at Central State 
        Hospital;
Whereas in recognition of his early achievements, Mr. Davis received the Carl 
        Vinson Memorial Award for 1981-1982 for outstanding and devoted service 
        to his community, and the Teacher's Association of Georgia recognized 
        him in 1983 for his faithful service to his community;
Whereas in the mid-1980's, Mr. Davis was a plaintiff in a district-voting 
        lawsuit, which took tremendous steps to give fairer minority 
        representation in Baldwin County government;
Whereas in 1984, Mr. Davis became the first African American man elected to 
        serve on the Baldwin County Commission, and, from that position, his 
        voice grew steadily to become a trumpet for the rights of the people;
Whereas when Mr. Davis passed away on January 17, 2000, he was the longest 
        serving member of the Baldwin County Commission; and
Whereas until his death, Mr. Davis stood at the forefront of any debate that 
        concerned the welfare of the citizenry he so ably and devotedly 
        represented: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the life and 
achievements of the late Oscar Davis, Sr., of Baldwin County, Georgia, 
for his public service as a leader in the State of Georgia and 
dedication to the cause of civil rights.
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