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r <br /> FILED <br /> LEE COUNTY NC <br /> PAMELA G. BRITT <br /> REGISTER OF DEEDS <br /> FILED Mar 22, 2019 <br /> AT 03:36:21 pm <br /> BOOK 00003 <br /> START PAGE 0542 <br /> END PAGE 0542 <br /> c0c,N:. INSTRUMENT # 01601 <br /> \N' „.,w" / EXCISE TAX (None) <br /> * IVO * <br /> it CARO <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans <br /> who have helped to shape the history our local community, state and nation; and, <br /> WHEREAS, according to DataUSA (https://datausa.io/profile/geo/lee-county-nc/), Lee County, <br /> North Carolina is home to approximately 11,296 African-American residents, which is <br /> approximately 19% of Lee County's total population; and <br /> WHEREAS, Black History Month grew out of the establishment, in 1926, of Black History Week <br /> by Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History; <br /> and, <br /> WHEREAS, during Black History Month, we celebrate the many achievements and contributions <br /> made by African Americans to Lee County's economic, cultural, spiritual and political <br /> development; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the observance of Black History Month calls our community's attention to the <br /> continued need to champion equality and to build a society that lives up to its ideals. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lee County Board of Commissioners proclaim <br /> February 2019 as Black History Month in Lee County, North Carolina and commend it's <br /> observance upon all residents. , �,, <br /> Dated this the ).g441 day of , 2019 <br /> �o <br /> �! , /. <br /> \ Amy M. Dalrymple, Chair <br /> . ,, "N. <br /> � •. to '. <br /> 0i. '%s>. ':. '"C Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> li): , r \ <br /> Y,1, CSI-:"__.,, , /1 i <br /> �'r <br /> r ' INN <br />