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FILED <br /> LEE COUNTY NC <br /> PAMELA G. BRITT <br /> REGISTER OF DEEDS <br /> FILED Feb 09, 2024 <br /> AT 08:38:48 am <br /> BOOK 00003 <br /> START PAGE 0997 <br /> END PAGE 0997 <br /> INSTRUMENT # 00769 <br /> EXCISE TAX (None) <br /> ur.nn <br /> .e4 <br /> 10 <br /> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING BLACK HISTORY MONTH <br /> WHEREAS, each February we celebrate Black History Month in order to recognize the contributions of African <br /> Americans who developed the legacy of our local, state and national governments, as well as our communities; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Black History Month grew out of the establishment, in 1926, of Negro History Week by Carter G. <br /> Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History celebrating the birthday of leading <br /> abolitionist, Frederick Douglas; and <br /> WHEREAS,North Carolina cooperated in the early celebration through the state's Department of Education and <br /> in 1976 President Gerald Ford recognized Black History Month as a national celebration in conjunction with the <br /> Nation's Bicentennial; and <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County celebrate the contributions of our early trailblazers such as A.L. "Link" Boykin, noted <br /> leader and building contractor and William B. Wicker, noted educator and community leader,to name a few;and <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County cherishes the fact that our State's Leadership includes Lt. Governor Mark Robinson <br /> and House Democratic Leader Robert T. Revives, II; and, <br /> WHEREAS,our community recognizes the leadership of Sanford City Council members Mark Akinosho,James <br /> Williams, Byron Buckels, and Walter Ferguson, as well as those before them. The County includes the former <br /> Vice-Chair Ricky Frazier and current Board Member Robert Reives, Sr., not to forget the number of unnamed <br /> City and County employees who contribute their services to our citizens each and every day; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Lee County recognizes the too numerous to name members of our County who contribute <br /> immensely to our economic, cultural, and spiritual development; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the observance of Black History Month calls our community's attention to the continued need to <br /> champion equality and to build a society the lives up to our nation's ideals; and <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners proclaim February <br /> 2024 as Black History Month in Lee County, North Carolina and encourage its observance upon all citizens. <br /> Presented this 22°d day of January, 2024. <br /> WTI <br /> Kirk D. Smith, Chair <br /> I ATTEST: Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> Hailey Hall, Clerk ko the Board ' <br />