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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs,
4 Chicago Park District Commissioner, founder and President
5 Emeritus of the DuSable Museum of African-American History in
6 Chicago, on being honored by the Historymaker and Preservation
7 Committee for Celebrating African-American People; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs was a professor of Humanities at
9 Kennedy-King College from 1968 to 1979; she was an educator in
10 the Chicago Public Schools from 1946 to 1968; and she has been
11 a volunteer teacher at the Joliet and Statesville prisons for
12 the past 12 years; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs enjoys traveling to other
14 countries, attending education seminars and cultural
15 activities, and assisting other communities in setting up
16 African-American history museums and cultural centers; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs has Honorary Doctorates from Lewis
18 University, Chicago State University, the Art Institute of
19 Chicago, Columbia College, North Central College, Rhode Island
20 College, DePaul University, and Spelman College; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs holds a Masters degree in Art

 

 

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1 Education from the Art Institute of Chicago; and she received
2 an appointment and citation by President Carter as a member of
3 the National Commission on African-American History and
4 Culture; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. Burroughs is a founder of the National
6 Conference of African-American Artists and the Near South Side
7 Community Art Center; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs on being honored by the
11 Historymaker and Preservation Committee for Celebrating
12 African-American People; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Dr. Margaret Burroughs as a symbol of our respect
15 and esteem.