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S Proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Orange County 12-15-1998-5a
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PROCLAMATION <br /> IN RECOGNITION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR, DAY <br /> IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. awakened the nation to the hypocrisy of claiming <br /> "and justice for all"while perpetuating segregation, a system which legalized a <br /> second-class citizenship for people of color, and <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. struggled to break down barriers between people <br /> and to achieve reconciliation and justice under the law for everyone, and <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King,Jr. appealed to the Constitution of the United States as <br /> the guarantee for civil and human rights nationwide, and <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King,Jr. confronted People of Faith with the discrepancy <br /> between their professed beliefs and their daily attitudes and actions towards others, <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. demonstrated hove non-violent strategies of protest can <br /> bring about significant social changes and thereby inspired similar struggles for <br /> human rights on the part of other minorities, such as women,the disabled, gays <br /> and lesbians, and <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King,Jr. saw clearly the relationship between poverty and <br /> the abridgment of human rights, and <br /> WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. set for the nation a continuing agenda for the creation of a <br /> more inclusive and just society, and <br /> WHEREAS, nationwide jurisdictions now recognize the great legacy in the work and teaching of <br /> Martin Luther ring, Jr.,not only for America,but for the world at large, <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> proclaims January 18, 1999, as <br /> MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR.DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners asks the <br /> community to join in honoring Martin Luther King,Jr. by participating in local <br /> community observances of this day and incorporating his goal and dream of <br /> human rights for all into their lives. <br /> This is the 15th day of December, 1998. <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Chair <br /> Board of Commissioners <br />
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