South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

H 5723 — Cecil J. Williams

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced June 25, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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This resolution honors Cecil J. Williams for his contributions to civil rights and African American heritage.

The resolution recognizes Cecil J. Williams for his significant impact on civil rights, photography, journalism, and preserving African American heritage. It aims to acknowledge his extraordinary contributions to these fields.

Summary

A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CECIL J. WILLIAMS FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM, AND THE PRESERVATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.

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The recent amendments to Bill H 5723 recognize and honor Cecil J. Williams for his significant contributions to civil rights history, photography, journalism, and the preservation of African American heritage. This version provides a detailed account of his achievements, including his extensive photographic documentation of the Civil Rights Movement and his encounters with notable figures like John F. Kennedy. This recognition matters because it highlights the vital role that individuals like Williams played in shaping history and underscores the importance of preserving and celebrating African American heritage.

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2025-2026 Bill 5723 Text of Previous Version (Jun.
25, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 5723Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A house RESOLUTION   to recognize and honor cecil J.
Williams for his extraordinary contributions to Civil rights history, photography, journalism, and the preservation of african american heritage.    Whereas, Cecil J.
Williams, a native of Orangeburg, overcame the barriers of segregation to become one of the nation's most distinguished photographers and historians of the Civil Rights Movement;
and   Whereas, for more than sixty years, he has documented the struggle for freedom, justice, and equality, creating a collection of more than one million photographs that represents the largest visual archive of racial change in America;
and   Whereas, in 1960, while visiting New York City, Mr.
Williams met Senator John F.
Kennedy, who intervened when hotel security attempted to remove him from a press event because of his race, leading to a friendship that afforded the young journalist unique opportunities to document history.
Kennedy became one of his most photographed subjects;
and   Whereas, his work has been featured in hundreds of publications, more than one hundred solo exhibitions, and numerous documentary and motion picture productions;
and     Whereas, as a photojournalist for JET Magazine, he documented pivotal events and leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, including the integration of Clemson University by Harvey Gantt, the Orangeburg Massacre, Edwards v.
South Carolina, and the Charleston Hospital Workers' Strike;
and   Whereas, his lifelong commitment to preserving history led to the founding of the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum in Orangeburg, the first and only museum of its kind in South Carolina;
and   Whereas, his achievements have been recognized through more than two hundred awards and honors, including the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the Order of the Palmetto, and designation as The Times and Democrat's 2018 Person of the Year;
and   Whereas, Mr.
Williams is a devoted husband to Barbara J.
Williams, retired educator and president of the Orangeburg NAACP;
and     Whereas, throughout his life and career, Cecil J.
Williams has consistently transformed adversity into inspiration, using his talents to advance understanding, preserve history, and promote freedom, justice, and equality for all people.
Now, therefore,   Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
  That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Cecil J.
Williams for his extraordinary contributions to civil rights history, photography, journalism, and the preservation of African American heritage.     Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Cecil J.
Williams.
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What does H 5723 do?
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CECIL J. WILLIAMS FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, PHOTOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM, AND THE PRESERVATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE.
Who sponsors H 5723?
H 5723 is sponsored by Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr., Representative Terry Alexander, Representative Carl L. Anderson, Representative Lucas Atkinson, Representative William H. Bailey, Representative Nathan Ballentine, Representative Justin T. Bamberg, Representative Bruce W. Bannister, Representative Heather Bauer, Representative Thomas Beach, Representative Beth E. Bernstein, Representative Phillip Bowers, Representative Jeff Bradley, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., T. Case Brittain, Jr. (Republican), Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns, Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, Representative Neal A. Collins, Representative Brandon L. Cox, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, Representative April Cromer, Representative Sylleste H. Davis, Representative Chandra E. Dillard, Representative Adam L. Duncan, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Shannon S. Erickson, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Stephen D. Frank (Republican), Representative Craig A. Gagnon, Representative Kambrell H. Garvin, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Daniel Gibson, Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam, Representative Wendell G. Gilliard, Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath, Representative Hamilton R. Grant, Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr., Representative Brandon Guffey, Representative Patrick B. Haddon, Representative William "Bill" Hager, Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris, Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart, Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr., Representative Charles V. Hartz, Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes, Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman, Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative David R. Hiott, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative Lonnie Hosey, Representative Leon Howard, Representative William C. "Chris" Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Representative Wendell K. Jones, Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr., Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin, Representative John Richard C. King, Representative Roger K. Kirby, Representative Kathy Landing, Representative M. Brian Lawson, Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon, Representative Steven Wayne Long, Representative Phillip D. Lowe, Jason Luck (Democrat), Representative Josiah Magnuson, Representative David Martin, Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr., Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Annie E. McDaniel, Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV, Representative JA Moore, Representative Travis A. Moore, Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr., Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative Mike M. Neese, Representative Brandon Newton, Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative Jordan S. Pace, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative John T. Lastinger, Jr., Representative Greg Ford, Representative Luke S. Rankin, Representative Robert T. Reese, Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr., Representative Robby Robbins, Representative Seth Rose, Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Representative Richard Blake Sanders, Carla M. Schuessler (Republican), Representative Heath Sessions, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis, Representative Bill Taylor, Representative James E. Teeple, Representative Jackie R. Terribile, Representative David Vaughan, Representative Courtney S. Waters, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire, Representative Paul B. Wickensimer, Representative Robert Q. Williams, Representative Mark N. Willis, Representative Chris Wooten, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith, Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr., Representative Keishan M. Scott, and Representative Dianne Mitchell.
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