Myrtle Beach Armenian-Americans with Mayor John T. Rhodes and Councilman Randal Wallace.
Armenian National Committee of South Carolina Leads the Effort to Memorialize the Genocide of Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians in Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina””The City Council of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina adopted a proclamation on May 23 signed by Mayor John T. Rhodes reaffirming the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923. The proclamation, spearheaded by Council Member Randal Wallace, was timed to coincide with the remembrance day of the Greek Genocide observed every year on May 19.
In the months leading up to the adoption of the proclamation, the Armenian National Committee of South Carolina played an important role in educating the wider Myrtle Beach community and elected officials about the Armenian Genocide by organizing commemoration events, actively promoting The Promise film, and holding meetings.
“We are thankful to our city elected officials ”“ especially to Councilman Randal Wallace and Mayor John Rhodes ”“ for their principled stance against crimes against humanity and human rights violations,”
