Full Definition of CLAUSE. 1. : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence. 2.: a separate section of a discourse or writing; specifically: a distinct article in a formal document.See clause defined for English-language learners.ull Definition of CLAUSE. 1. : a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex or compound sentence. 2. : a separate section of a discourse or writing; specifically: a distinct article in a formal document. See clause defined for English-language learners.
In 1928, the school children of Georgia selected the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) as the state bird. Proposals were made to the Legislature and bills to adopt the brown thrasher as the state bird were introduced, but no action was taken. On April 6, 1935, the brown thrasher was declared the state bird of Georgia by proclamation of Governor Eugene Talmadge.
Approximately two-thirds of all sharecroppers were white, and one third were black. Though both groups were at the bottom of the social ladder, sharecroppers began to organize for better working rights, and the integrated Southern Tenant Farmers Union began to gain power in the 1930s.