ATLANTA – On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 108 into law. This bill designates The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah as the official Georgia historical civil rights museum.
“I am honored to have introduced this legislation which has now made The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum the official Georgia Historical Civil Rights Museum,” said Representative Bob Bryant (D- Savannah). “This museum is named in honor of the late Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert, father of Savannah’s modern day Civil Rights Movement and fearless National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) leader.”
* A picture of Representative Bob Bryant, Mr. David Richards – Member of the Board of Directors Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum, Governor Sonny Perdue, Dr. Billy Jamison – Chairman of the Board of Directors Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum, and Ms. Erica Backus – Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at the signing of House Bill 108 is attached *
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Representative Bob Bryant represents the citizens of District 160, which includes portions of Chatham County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2004 and currently serves on the Economic Development & Tourism, State Institutions & Property, Transportation, and Ways & Means committees.