100 STAT. 4406 PROCLAMATION
5443—FEB.
24, 1986
Proper medical treatment for the hemophiliac, and public awareness and
acceptance of this medical condition, will allow the individual to live a
normal, productive, and independent life and will dispel many of the
common misconceptions of the disease.
To stimulate public awareness about hemophilia and to encourage the de-
velopment of improved techniques of diagnosis and treatment, the Con-
gress,
by Senate Joint Resolution 150, has designated the month of March
1986
as "National Hemophilia Month" and authorized and requested the
President to issue a proclamation in observance of this period.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim the month of March 1986 as National He-
mophilia Month. I invite the Governors of each State, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States, and the American people to join me in reaffirming our com-
mitment to finding better ways of helping those afflicted with hemophilia.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day
of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
tenth.
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RONALD REAGAN
Proclamation 5443 of February 24, 1986
National Black (Afro-American) History Month, 1986
By the President of the United States of America
.
A Proclamation
Black history is a book rich with the American experience but with many
pages yet unexplored. A chapter once beautiful and tragic was brilliantly
illuminated this very year with the first celebration of the birthday of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., as a national holiday. This new holiday symbolizes
the trail he blazed for others and the struggle of many Americans for full
and unfettered recognition of the constitutional rights of all Americans, re-
gardless of race or color.
Black history in the United States has been a proving ground for America's
ideals.
A great test of these ideals came with the Civil War and the elimi-
nation of slavery. Another test came a century later, in the struggle for
practical recognition of the rights already won in
principle—the
abolition of
legalized segregation and second-class citizenship.
The foremost purpose of Black History Month is to make all Americans
aware of this struggle for freedom and equal opportunity. It is also a time to
celebrate the many achievements of blacks in every field, from science and
the arts to politics and religion. It not only offers black Americans an occa-
sion to explore their heritage, but it also offers all Americans an occasion
and opportunity to gain a fuller perspective of the contributions of black
Americans to our Nation. The American experience and character can
never be fully grasped until the knowledge of black history assumes its
rightful place in our schools and our scholarship.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 74, has designated the month of
February 1986 as "National Black (Afro-American] History Month" and has
authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observ-
ance of this month.
PROCLAMATION
5444—FEB.
24, 1986 100 STAT. 4407
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim February 1986 as National Black (Afro-
American) History Month. I invite the Governors of the several States, and
our schools, colleges, universities, and libraries, the stewards of our nation-
al consciousness, and all Americans to observe this month with appropriate
activities to heighten awareness of black history and to stimulate continu-
ing inquiry into this rich vein of the American experience.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth
day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and tenth.
. , .
RONALD REAGAN
Proclamation 5444 of February
24,1986 ,
Hugo Lafayette Black Day, 1986
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
February 27, 1986 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Hugo
Lafayette Black, one of the most respected and influential Justices to serve
on the Supreme Court in this century.
Hugo Black's tenure on the Supreme Court lasted for 34 years, from 1937 to
1971,
from the days in which America was struggling to free itself from the
effects of the Depression, through World War II and its aftermath, and
through the turbulent decade of the 1960s. At the time of his appointment to
the Court, Hugo Black was serving as a Senator from Alabama.
Justice Black was a strong believer in a written Constitution, as an instru-
ment to assure control of the government by the people, by virtue of re-
straints specifically embodied in the document to limit governmental power
and protect minorities of whatever race, creed, or ideological persuasion.
He once called the Constitution his "legal bible." He cherished every word
of it, he said, because it is our surest guarantee that this Nation will endure
"strong and great through countless ages."
Throughout his
tenure.
Justice Black fought to maintain the vital principle of
separation of powers. He strongly resisted what he regarded as unauthor-
ized efforts of judges to supersede the judgment of the elected representa-
tives of the people and to substitute their own views of appropriate social
and economic policy.
This proud Son of the South played a leading role in the Supreme Court's
effort to eliminate racial segregation from our society and ensure equal
rights for all persons.
Justice Black's long and distinguished career also was marked by his com-
mitment to the Bill of Rights, including most notably a strong belief in free-
dom of speech, and the importance of a free press to the governance of a
democracy. He also was a strong believer in unhindered access to the polit-
ical process for all persons and to the core procedural protections afforded
by the Constitution.
Hugo Black's formal
accomphshments
as Senator and Justice and his contri-
butions to American jurisprudence cannot overshadow his warmth as a
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