[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 8951-8952]
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Vol. 78
Wednesday,
No. 25
February 6, 2013
Part VI
The President
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Proclamation 8932--100th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks
Memorandum of February 1, 2013--Designation of Officers of the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation To Act as Director of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation
Notice of February 4, 2013--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 8932 of February 1, 2013
100th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On December 1, 1955, our Nation was forever transformed
when an African-American seamstress in Montgomery,
Alabama, refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a
white passenger. Just wanting to get home after a long
day at work, Rosa Parks may not have been planning to
make history, but her defiance spurred a movement that
advanced our journey toward justice and equality for
all.
Though Rosa Parks was not the first to confront the
injustice of segregation laws, her courageous act of
civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott--
381 days of peaceful protest when ordinary men, women,
and children sent the extraordinary message that
second-class citizenship was unacceptable. Rather than
ride in the back of buses, families and friends walked.
Neighborhoods and churches formed carpools. Their
actions stirred the conscience of Americans of every
background, and their resilience in the face of fierce
violence and intimidation ultimately led to the
desegregation of public transportation systems across
our country.
Rosa Parks's story did not end with the boycott she
inspired. A lifelong champion of civil rights, she
continued to give voice to the poor and the
marginalized among us until her passing on October 24,
2005.
As we mark the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks's
birth, we celebrate the life of a genuine American hero
and remind ourselves that although the principle of
equality has always been self-evident, it has never
been self-executing. It has taken acts of courage from
generations of fearless and hopeful Americans to make
our country more just. As heirs to the progress won by
those who came before us, let us pledge not only to
honor their legacy, but also to take up their cause of
perfecting our Union.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 February 4, 2013, as
the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Rosa Parks. I
call upon all Americans to observe this day with
appropriate service, community, and education programs
to honor Rosa Parks's enduring legacy.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of February, in the year of our Lord two
thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
seventh.
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