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February 18, 2020
WHEREAS, Black History Month was created by Carter G. Woodson in 1926 to highlight the
contributions and accomplishments made to the History of our Country that for years had been
omitted; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 National theme for Black History Month observance is "African Americans
and the Vote"; and
WHEREAS, 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) which gave
the right to men of color to vote following the Civil war, and it also marks the centennial of the
Nineteenth Amendment and the culmination of the women's suffrage movement; and
WHEREAS, during the month of February our Nation takes pause to reflect on the injustices
and struggles fought and overcome by African Americans throughout our Nation's history, and to pay
tribute to the battles they have fought in the name of equality; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco has its own experience with some of the first African Americans
settling in Pasco to work in the rail industry and followed by greater numbers to contribute to the
Manhattan Project in the 1940's and in the process have deeply enriched Pasco's history with their
culture, skill, and service; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Saul Martinez, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, on behalf
of the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim February 2020 as
"BCackifistory �Wonth",
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the
City of Pasco, State of Washington, to be affixed this 18" day of February 2020.
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11r� PascoSaul Martinez, iVayor
City of Pasco