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H 4285 — Dr. Booker T. Williams
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 03, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
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Summary
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF BOOKER T. WILLIAMS AND TO HONOR HIS REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MEDICAL FIELD IN SUMTER AND TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
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The changes in Bill H 4285 primarily involve added content that honors the life and contributions of Booker T. Williams, a notable figure in both the medical field and the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina. The bill now includes specific details about his education, career as a dentist, and his role in founding the NAACP Sumter branch. This acknowledgment highlights Williams' significant impact on the community and emphasizes the importance of remembering local leaders who contributed to social justice and healthcare access.
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03, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4285Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A house RESOLUTION TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF Booker T.
WIlliams AND TO HONOR HIS REMARKABLE COntributions TO the medical field in Sumter and to the Civil Rights Movement.
Whereas, Robert Lee Williams, while a student at Claflin College, now University, met the historic figure Booker T.
Washington who was on an education tour at the agricultural school.
The two men became close friends.
Robert Williams developed several modern techniques that would be taught by Booker T.
Washington, including diversified crops, better known today as crop rotation.
Mr.
Williams and his wife, Maimie Carion, were blessed with twelve children, the eighth of whom, Booker T.
Williams born in 1900, was named for his father's good friend;
and Whereas, a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Booker T.
Williams earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from South Carolina State College, now University, and a doctorate in dental surgery from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee.
He became one of the first Black dentists in the city of Sumter, where he practiced dentistry for forty-two years;
and Whereas, a founding father of the NAACP Sumter branch, Dr.
Williams was the first vice president and organizer of the state conference.
In attendance for the conference that year were groundbreaking Civil Rights' leaders and activists, such as I.
DeQuincey Newman, William B.
James, Roy Wilkins, Modjeska Simpkins, Harold Boulware, J.
E.
Briggs, and Black historical legend, Thurgood Marshall, who would become the first Black Supreme Court justice;
and Whereas, Dr.
Williams served as chairman of the NAACP Life Membership Committee, and the Sumter branch filed a lawsuit with the United States District Court to desegregate Carnegie Public Library and won.
Since 1963, that library has been the Sumter County Public Library;
and Whereas, helping to dismantle segregation, Dr.
Williams worked closely with Thurgood Marshall during Jim Crow.
Dr.
Williams became an instrumental voice in the groundbreaking landmark case of Brown v.
Board of Education, which outlawed racial segregation in schools by declaring that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional.
He played a vital role in the Teachers Association Defense Fund, which filed a lawsuit demanding equal pay in 1942 for teachers of color.
In 1957, he was able to travel to Accra, a region in Ghana, Africa, for the celebration of its independence from colonialization;
and Whereas, Dr.
Williams was chairman of the South Carolina Human Relations Committee, a member of the Palmetto Medical Dental Pharmaceutical Association and the National Dental Association, and the first Black dentist to provide services for children in Head Start programs;
and Whereas, on June 27, 1971, the Sumter Branch of the NAACP recognized Dr.
Williams for his more than forty years of unparalleled service to the Sumter community with an award designed to recognize those who promote education, dignity, and general welfare for all people.
Three days after receiving the award, Booker T.
Williams passed away at the age of seventy-one;
and Whereas, the House of Representatives takes great pleasure in recognizing the trailblazing Civil Rights' work of Booker T.
Williams and his dedication to the dental health of his community.
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Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, remember and celebrate the life of Booker T.
Williams and honor his remarkable contributions to the medical field in Sumter and to the Civil Rights Movement.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the descendants of Booker T.
Williams.
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Action History
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Introduced and adopted
Sponsors
- May, Robert J., III · Primary
- Representative J. David Weeks · Primary
- Representative Fawn M. Pedalino · Primary
- Representative Terry Alexander · Primary
- Representative Carl L. Anderson · Primary
- Representative Lucas Atkinson · Primary
- Representative William H. Bailey · Primary
- Representative Nathan Ballentine · Primary
- Representative Justin T. Bamberg · Primary
- Representative Bruce W. Bannister · Primary
- Representative Heather Bauer · Primary
- Representative Thomas Beach · Primary
- Representative Beth E. Bernstein · Primary
- Representative Phillip Bowers · Primary
- Representative Jeff Bradley · Primary
- Jr. Representative Gary S. Brewer · Primary
- Jr. T. Case Brittain · Primary
- Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns · Primary
- Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos · Primary
- Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon · Primary
- Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV · Primary
- Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley · Primary
- Representative William "Bill" Clyburn · Primary
- Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter · Primary
- Representative Neal A. Collins · Primary
- Chris Murphy · Primary
- Representative Brandon L. Cox · Primary
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford · Primary
- Representative April Cromer · Primary
- Representative Sylleste H. Davis · Primary
- Representative Chandra E. Dillard · Primary
- Representative Adam L. Duncan · Primary
- Representative Sarita L. Edgerton · Primary
- Representative Shannon S. Erickson · Primary
- Jr. Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest · Primary
- Stephen D. Frank · Primary
- Representative Craig A. Gagnon · Primary
- Representative Kambrell H. Garvin · Primary
- Representative Gil Gatch · Primary
- Representative Daniel Gibson · Primary
- Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam · Primary
- Representative Wendell G. Gilliard · Primary
- Representative Thomas Lee Gilreath · Primary
- Jr. Representative Jerry N. Govan · Primary
- Representative Hamilton R. Grant · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest · Primary
- Representative Brandon Guffey · Primary
- Representative Patrick B. Haddon · Primary
- Representative William "Bill" Hager · Primary
- Representative Kevin Hardee · Primary
- Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris · Primary
- Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart · Primary
- Jr. Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett · Primary
- Representative Charles V. Hartz · Primary
- Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes · Primary
- Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman · Primary
- Representative Lee Hewitt · Primary
- Representative David R. Hiott · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon · Primary
- Representative Harriet A. Holman · Primary
- Representative Lonnie Hosey · Primary
- Representative Leon Howard · Primary
- Representative William C. "Chris" Huff · Primary
- J.E. Johnson · Primary
- J.L. Johnson · Primary
- Representative Wendell K. Jones · Primary
- Jr. Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan · Primary
- Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin · Primary
- Representative John Richard C. King · Primary
- Representative Roger K. Kirby · Primary
- Representative Kathy Landing · Primary
- Representative M. Brian Lawson · Primary
- Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon · Primary
- Representative Steven Wayne Long · Primary
- Representative Phillip D. Lowe · Primary
- Jason Luck · Primary
- Representative Josiah Magnuson · Primary
- Representative David Martin · Primary
- Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers · Primary
- Jr. Representative Donald Ryan McCabe · Primary
- Representative John R. McCravy III · Primary
- Representative Annie E. McDaniel · Primary
- Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis · Primary
- Representative Cody T. Mitchell · Primary
- Representative W. Scott Montgomery IV · Primary
- Representative JA Moore · Primary
- Representative Travis A. Moore · Primary
- Jr. Representative T. Alan Morgan · Primary
- Representative Dennis C. Moss · Primary
- Representative Mike M. Neese · Primary
- Representative Brandon Newton · Primary
- Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton · Primary
- Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus · Primary
- Representative Jordan S. Pace · Primary
- Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope · Primary
- Representative Luke S. Rankin · Primary
- Representative Robert T. Reese · Primary
- Sr. Representative Michael F. Rivers · Primary
- Representative Robby Robbins · Primary
- Representative Seth Rose · Primary
- Representative J. Todd Rutherford · Primary
- Representative Richard Blake Sanders · Primary
- Carla M. Schuessler · Primary
- Representative Heath Sessions · Primary
- Representative Brandon L. Cox · Primary
- Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder · Primary
- Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis · Primary
- Representative Bill Taylor · Primary
- Representative James E. Teeple · Primary
- Representative Jackie R. Terribile · Primary
- Representative David Vaughan · Primary
- Representative Courtney S. Waters · Primary
- Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore · Primary
- Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White · Primary
- Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire · Primary
- Representative Paul B. Wickensimer · Primary
- Representative Robert Q. Williams · Primary
- Representative Mark N. Willis · Primary
- Representative Chris Wooten · Primary
- Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow · Primary
- Representative Marvin "Mark" Smith · Primary
- Jr. Representative G. Murrell Smith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →123 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on
Sponsors (123)
- May, Robert J., III
- Representative J. David Weeks
- Representative Fawn M. Pedalino
- 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
- Murphy, Chris
- 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 Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
- 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
- Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D.
- 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 Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
- 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
- Representative Brandon L. Cox
- 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 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.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (47)
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- What does H 4285 do?
- A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF BOOKER T. WILLIAMS AND TO HONOR HIS REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MEDICAL FIELD IN SUMTER AND TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
- Who sponsors H 4285?
- H 4285 is sponsored by May, Robert J., III, Representative J. David Weeks, Representative Fawn M. Pedalino, 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, Murphy, Chris, 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 Jerry N. Govan, Jr., 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, Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D., 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 Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, 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 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, and Representative G. Murrell Smith, Jr..
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