HR 9005

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing February 2007 as Black History
3	Month.
4
5	WHEREAS, the history of African Americans in the United
6	States has been a unique and difficult proving ground for the
7	ideals upon which this country was founded, and
8	WHEREAS, the struggle of African Americans to secure
9	freedom and equality of opportunity has been conducted against
10	many other Americans who originally came to this country to
11	secure those same rights, which rights represent the promise of
12	America, and
13	WHEREAS, it is important to celebrate the many achievements
14	of African Americans in the United States to offer all
15	Americans, through the exploration of that particular heritage,
16	a broader, enriching perspective that reveals the amazing
17	diversity of contributors to the forming and shaping of the
18	nation, and
19	WHEREAS, the State of Florida is uniquely blessed because
20	it is the home of such excellent museums as the Black Archives
21	Research Center and Museum at Florida Agricultural and
22	Mechanical University, the Florida Museum of Natural History at
23	the University of Florida, and the Black Heritage Museum in
24	Miami and is also the site of such renowned research as the
25	Black Abolitionist Papers Project at Florida State University,
26	and
27	WHEREAS, it is especially fitting to recognize the many
28	achievements of Floridians such as Zora Neale Hurston, Charles
29	Kenzie Steele, Sr., Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., Joseph E. Lee, and
30	Mary McLeod Bethune, and
31	WHEREAS, the month of February, the birth month of both
32	Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, key leaders in the
33	abolishment of slavery, is particularly suited for the
34	commemoration of this history, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That the month of February 2007 is hereby recognized as
40	Black History Month for the purpose of creating awareness among
41	Florida's citizens of the rich and unique history and
42	contributions of African Americans.

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