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2 <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> WHEREAS African-American men and women have made historic <br /> contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in <br /> countless recorded and unrecorded ways; <br /> WHEREAS African-Americans have been and continue to be vital <br /> contributors to the economic, social , cultural , moral , <br /> spiritual and political life of this Nation; <br /> WHEREAS African-Americans have achieved outstanding success in <br /> the arts and sciences; <br /> WHEREAS African-Americans have been in the forefront of every <br /> major progressive social movement; <br /> WHEREAS African-Americans have been leaders not only in securing <br /> their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but <br /> also in the abolitionist movement, the industrial <br /> movement, the civil rights movement, and the struggle for <br /> human rights worldwide, which create a more fair and just <br /> society for all; <br /> WHEREAS African-Americans have served and continue to diligently <br /> serve our Nation in every foreign crisis; and <br /> WHEREAS despite these contributions and many more, the role of <br /> African-Americans in history has been consistently <br /> overlooked and undervalued in the literature, teaching <br /> and study of American history; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County, <br /> proclaim the month of February, 1994 as <br /> BLACK HISTORY MONTH <br /> and commend this observance to Orange County citizens. <br /> Moses Carey, Jr. , Chairman <br />