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• Roseville Proclamation <br />Black History Month <br />February 2003 <br />Whereas: the City of Roseville is committed to recognizing and honoring the <br />contributions of all members of our community; and <br />Whereas: Negro History Week was established in 1926 by Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson <br />as a way to neutralize the deliberate distortion of Black History; and <br />Whereas: this movement grew over the years to Black History Month to give an <br />objective and scholarly balance in American and World history; and <br />Whereas: the month of February was selected as Black History Month because it marks <br />the birth of Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes and Abraham Lincoln, <br />leaders whose actions greatly impacted the lives of the American black population; and <br />• Whereas: the month of February marks the birth of the NAACP and the first Pan African <br />Congress; and <br />Whereas: African American's history, music, arts, written words and discoveries are <br />often overlooked; and <br />Whereas: the City declares prejudice and ignorance has no place in our community; and <br />Whereas: the City invites all members of the Roseville community to renew their <br />commitment to ensuring racial equality, understanding and justice. <br />Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, that the City Council hereby declare February 2003 to be <br />Black History Month in the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota, U.S.A <br />In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of <br />Roseville to be affixed this 3rd day of February 2003. <br />Mayor John Kysylyczyn <br />• <br />