[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 49491-49492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23990]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 26, 1995 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 6827 of September 21, 1995
National Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Week, 1995
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Just after the turn of the century, George Washington
Carver, teacher, scientist, and intellectual leader at
Tuskegee Institute, wrote, ``Education is the key to
unlock the golden door of freedom.'' His words ring
true for all Americans, but especially so for the
students of our Nation's historically black colleges
and universities. These institutions are a beacon of
hope, a path to advancement, and a source of pride for
African Americans and for everyone who values higher
learning.
Founded on a commitment to equal opportunity and
academic excellence, historically black colleges and
universities have enabled countless members of our
society to receive a quality education and to pursue
their goals and careers. In every sector of our diverse
and vibrant country--business, law, academia, medicine,
science, the arts, and the military--graduates of these
schools have made outstanding contributions to our
Nation's progress.
These distinguished institutions have long provided a
bridge to the American Dream for their alumni--many of
whom are the first in their families to graduate from
college. And while nearly all of America's 103
historically black colleges and universities are
located in the South, our entire Nation has benefited
from their legacy. Indeed, 27 percent of all
baccalaureate degrees awarded to African Americans are
granted by these schools, which represent only 3
percent of America's institutions of higher education.
It is their commitment to academic rigor and their
dedication to empowering the minority community that
have enabled historically black colleges and
universities to build a proud tradition of excellence
in this country. As centers of independent thought,
black colleges hold out a promise to the young leaders
of tomorrow--a promise that our Nation will continue to
grow in wisdom, that the future will hold increased
opportunity, and that education will open new doors to
hope and prosperity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim September 24 through
September 30, 1995, as National Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Week. I call upon the people
of the United States, including government officials,
educators, and administrators, to observe this week
with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities
honoring America's black colleges and their graduates,
and I encourage all Americans to rededicate themselves
to the principles of justice and equality set forth in
our Constitution.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-first day of September, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twentieth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 95-23990
Filed 9-22-95; 1:54 pm]
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