ATLANTA – State Representative Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah) will serve as the keynote speaker for the Greene County African American Museum’s “Expelled Because of Color” exhibition tribute dinner on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 3 p.m. at Festival Hall in Greensboro.
This tribute dinner will honor the first 33 African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly and the counties they were elected to represent. The event will include a catered dinner, music and several guest speakers. Tickets are not required for members of the press to attend this event; public ticket sales for this event are closed. The “Expelled Because of Color” exhibition is sponsored by Georgia Humanities and is open to the public for the remainder of 2022.
In 2020, Rep. Carl Gilliard authored legislation to repeal Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law. During the 2021 legislative session, Rep. Carl Gilliard co-sponsored House Bill 479, an updated version of his legislation, which was passed and signed into law. Rep. Gilliard has also introduced legislation to honor the “Original 33.”
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WHO: Rep. Carl Gilliard (D-Savannah)
WHAT: “Expelled Because of Color” Tribute Dinner
WHEN: Saturday, September 3, 2022
3 p.m.
WHERE: Festival Hall
201 N Main St.
Greensboro, GA 30642