Horace Tate

Horace Tate
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 38th district
In office
January 1975 – January 11, 1993
Preceded byLeroy Johnson
Succeeded byRalph David Abernathy III
Personal details
Born1922
Elberton, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 28, 2002(2002-11-28) (aged 79–80)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeWestview Cemetery
PartyDemocratic
Children2, including Horacena
Education
Occupation
  • Educator
  • politician
  • activist

Horace Edward Tate (1922 – November 28, 2002) was an American educator, activist, scholar, and politician who spent most of his life and career working toward educational equity for Black Americans, particularly in the south. A Democrat, he served in the Georgia State Senate from 1975 to 1993.

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