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This resolution honors Sadie Mae Simmons Mitchell Moss, a dedicated educator and civil rights activist from Selma, Alabama, who has spent over 50 years serving her community. The resolution highlights her extensive educational background, including degrees from Alabama State University, and her professional career as a teacher, counselor, and current Director of the McRae Gaines Learning Center. It recognizes her significant contributions to the Civil Rights Movement as a "Foot Soldier" who marched and was even arrested during the struggle for equal rights, and details her community involvement through organizations like Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The resolution specifically commends her for her role in advancing voting rights for African Americans, noting her participation in events that ultimately led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Additionally, the document celebrates her personal life, mentioning her three children, two godsons, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and her siblings. At the Fourth Annual Foot Soldiers Celebration, she is being recognized as a formidable force in the Civil Rights Movement and honored for her extraordinary efforts in securing voting rights throughout the country and in Alabama.

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