HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation for Martin Luther King Jr Day in Orange County 1997-01-16-1997 - 5 �/7
PROCLAMATION
IN RECOGNITION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR. DAY
IN ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. awakened the nation to the hypocrisy of claiming freedom and justice
for all while perpetuating segregation, a system which legalized a second-class citizenship
for people of color, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King,Jr. struggled to break down barriers between people and to achieve
reconciliation and justice under the law for everyone, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed to the Constitution of the United States as the guarantee for
civil and human rights nationwide, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King,Jr. confronter)People of Faith with the discrepancy between their
professed beliefs and their daily attitudes and actions toward others, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. demonstrated how non-violent strategies of protest can bring about
significant social change and thereby inspired similar struggles for human rights on the
part of other minorities, such as women,the disabled, and gays and lesbians, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. saw clearly the relationship between poverty and the abridgment of
human rights, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr. set for the nation a continuing agenda for the creation of a more
inclusive and just society,and
WHEREAS,nationwide jurisdictions now recognize the great legacy in the work and teachings of Martin
Luther King, Jr.,not only for America but for the world at large,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners
proclaims January 20, 1997, as
MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR.DAY IN ORANGE COUNTY
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners asks the
community to join in honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. by participating in local community
observances of this day and incorporating his goal and dream of human rights for all
into their lives.
This is the 16th day of January, 1997.
William L. Crowther, Chair
Board of Commissioners