Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:655 Primary Sponsor:Passailaigue Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Woods, Delbert Leon Date Bill Passed both Bodies:Feb 14, 1991 Computer Document Number:655 Introduced Date:Feb 13, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Feb 14, 1991 Last History Type:Received from House Scope of Legislation:Local All Sponsors:Passailaigue Fielding Washington Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
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655 Senate Feb 14, 1991 Received from House
655 House Feb 13, 1991 Introduced, adopted, returned
with concurrence
655 Senate Feb 13, 1991 Introduced, adopted, sent to
House
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TO COMMEMORATE DELBERT LEON WOODS, AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN WHO CHAMPIONED THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE AND EARNED THE LOVE AND RESPECT OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE LOW COUNTRY FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THEIR LIVES.
Whereas, Delbert L. Woods as a young intelligence agent during World War II came to Charleston, South Carolina, where he married his devoted wife, Thelma, in 1945 and reared his two sons; and
Whereas, Mr. Woods quickly rose as a leader of the Charleston NAACP and served as its president for seventeen years; and
Whereas, his frustration with the discriminatory practices of federal employers led to his development of an extraordinary understanding of the intricate legal concepts and procedures that enabled him to become a leader in the movement to abolish discrimination and segregation; and
Whereas, he was blessed with a personality and intelligence which led blacks, whites, orientals, people of other races, intellectuals, and scholars to seek his advice and direction to correct the practices that prevented minorities from rising to management level positions; and
Whereas, he guided hundreds of federal employees with his knowledge of the legal system in filing discrimination suits and became South Carolina's main strategist for desegregation in the 1960's as chairman of the NAACP Strategy Committee; and
Whereas, due to strong loyalty by the people who were helped by Mr. Woods, he was able to greatly enlarge the membership of and participation in the Charleston NAACP; and
Whereas, many, if not most of the first minorities to hold supervisory positions in the Naval Shipyard, United States Post Office, and other industries owe their advancement directly to Mr. Woods' insight and influence; and
Whereas, his wealth of knowledge, unselfish spirit, and tenacious will made him almost legendary; and
Whereas, Delbert L. Woods will forever be remembered as a man who despised injustice and endeavored through self sacrifice to bring about justice for all. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognizes and commemorates the great achievements and sacrifices made by Delbert L. Woods in his role as a civil rights activist and humanitarian.
Be it further resolved that the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina hereby sends its sympathy to Mr. Woods' family and many friends upon his death and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Delbert Leon Woods.