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H. B. No. 436 As IntroducedAs Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Williams, Reece, Cera, Blair, Letson, Bishoff, Hagan, R., Mallory, Barborak, Curtin, Strahorn, Ashford
A BILL
To enact section 5.2296 of the Revised Code to
designate October 7 as Moses Fleetwood Walker Day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5.2296 of the Revised Code be enacted
to read as follows:
Sec. 5.2296. The seventh day of October shall be designated
as "Moses Fleetwood Walker Day" in honor of the Ohioan who was the
first African-American major league baseball player under
contract.
Section 2. In declaring October 7 "Moses Fleetwood Walker
Day," the General Assembly recognizes the contribution that Moses
Walker made to the integration of professional athletics. Born in
Mount Pleasant, Ohio, on October 7, 1856, Moses Walker played one
season with the Toledo Blue Stockings and died in Cleveland in
1924.
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