Bill 4338

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       4338
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970617
Primary Sponsor:                   Breeland 
All Sponsors:                      Breeland 
Drafted Document Number:           gjk\20861sd.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19970617
Subject:                           Strong Family Reunion Week in
                                   Charleston; August 18-24, 1997,
                                   Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970617  Received from Senate
Senate  19970617  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19970617  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

TO COMMEND THE STRONG FAMILY UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS THIRTY-SEVENTH REUNION TO BE HELD IN CHARLESTON AND TO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF AUGUST 18 - 24, 1997, AS THE STRONG FAMILY REUNION WEEK IN CHARLESTON.

Whereas, a black woman born around 1812 in Guinea, West Africa, was captured as a slave and brought to this country; and

Whereas, this short and dark-skinned woman was escorted into the bottom of a ship, filled with other Africans, transported from her homeland, and docked at the port of Charleston, South Carolina; and

Whereas, this beautiful black woman was sold at the slave market to a German plantation owner named Strong. There her name was changed to Rebecca, but she was commonly called "Ginny woman"; and

Whereas, Rebecca bore many children, three of her children were Mary, Eli, and Taylor Strong. At some point in their life, they moved to Grifton, North Carolina; and

Whereas, Mary Strong, Rebecca's daughter, had two sons, Herbert and Willie, who matured into industrious and strong men; and

Whereas, Willie Strong was born December 7, 1874, in Hookerton, North Carolina, married Cora Carman, and they had ten children. Addie Cora Strong was their tenth child; and

Whereas, Addie C. Strong-Dixon had a vision that it was vital that the Strong Family generations continue to nurture a "Strong" bond of love and support. Therefore, she hosted the first Strong Family Reunion on August 20, 1960; and

Whereas, the family continues to honor the presence of Johnnie Mae Strong-Olds and Ponce DeLeon Strong and remembers the life and legacy of their departed loved ones; and

Whereas, this year the Strong Family will hold its thirty-seventh reunion in Charleston with many featured activities including a dinner cruise, an Afro-American historical tour, and a prayer breakfast. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly hereby commend the Strong Family upon the occasion of its thirty-seventh reunion to be held in Charleston and proclaim the week of August 18-24, 1997, as the Strong Family reunion week in Charleston.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to

Mr. James T. Dixon, as a representative of the Strong Family.