Smyre, Barnes added to Walk of Fame

State Rep. Calvin Smyre, D-Columbus, and former Gov. Roy Barnes were inducted last week into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame in Washington.

Smyre, the longest-serving state House member, and Barnes join Hank Aaron, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Rosa Parks and others on the Walk of Fame, part of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site.

“Calvin is an accomplished leader, a great Georgian and a man I am proud to call my friend,” said Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge. “His induction into the Civil Rights Walk of Fame is a tremendous honor for him personally and also for the Georgia House of Representatives.”