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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 118
Author: McCarty (D), Brown (D), Burke (D), Cooper (D), Gipson
(D), Holden (D), Jones-Sawyer (D), Ridley-Thomas (D),
Thurmond (D), and Weber (D), et al.
Amended: 2/12/16 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 2/12/16
SUBJECT: Black History Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes February 2016 as Black
History Month, urges all residents to join in celebrating the
accomplishments of African Americans during Black History Month,
and encourages the people of California to recognize the many
talents, achievements, and contributions that African Americans
make to their communities.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)In 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson founded Negro History Week,
which became Black History Month in 1976, intended to
encourage further research and publishing regarding the untold
stories of African American heritage.
2)The history of African Americans here in the United States, as
well as throughout the ages, is indeed unique and vibrant, and
it is appropriate to celebrate this history during the month
of February 2016, which has been proclaimed as Black History
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Month.
3)There is even greater cause for a reverent celebration in 2016
as Americans reflect on the significance of the 150th
anniversary of the proposal of the Fourteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution, which granted due process and
equal protection under the law to all citizens, and at the
same time granted citizenship to African Americans.
4)From the earliest days of the U.S., the course of its history
has been greatly influenced by Black heroes and pioneers in
many diverse areas, from science, medicine, business, and
education to government, industry, and social leadership.
5)A number of these brave and accomplished individuals, such as
Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Matthew
Henson, Daniel Hale Williams, Dr. Charles Drew, Jackie
Robinson, Jesse Owens, Curt Flood, Medgar Evers, and, of
course, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are noted prominently in
the history books of students nationwide, thus enabling them
to learn about the important and lasting contributions of
these individuals.
This resolution recognizes February 2016 as Black History Month,
urges all residents to join in celebrating the accomplishments
of African Americans during Black History Month, and encourages
the people of California to recognize the many talents,
achievements, and contributions that African Americans make to
their communities.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified2/22/16)
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None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified2/22/16)
None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
2/24/16 15:21:52
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