Federal Register - September 9, 2021
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Presidential Documents
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 172
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Title 3
Proclamation 10249 of September 3, 2021
The President
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2021
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Since 1837, Historically Black Colleges and Universities HBCUs have educated and prepared millions of people to lift up our Nation and make their impact on the world. These essential institutions have been critical engines of opportunity for generations of American familiesthey are incubators of excellence, helping to shape the story of our Nation and deliver on the promise of a more perfect Union. During National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, we celebrate the vital role that HBCUs play in molding Black leaders and ensuring that America continues to move closer to reaching its full potential.
From Delaware Statewhich has always held a special place in my heart to more than 100 institutions across the country, HBCU graduates are the bearers of a proud and sacred tradition. It is the tradition of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall, of Toni Morrison and Langston Hughes, of Reverend Jesse Jackson and Reverend William Barber.
It is the tradition of countless scholars and advocates; leaders of industry, arts, and sciences; and leaders of faith and community. It is the tradition of trailblazersincluding the first HBCU graduate elected to the Vice Presidency, Kamala Harris. It is a tradition rooted in a fundamental belief that quality education is a right that belongs to all peoplethat every single American should have a fair and equal chance to go as far as their Godgiven talents can take them.
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Opposition to that belief has been a stain on our Nation since its founding.
After President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Black Americans were still subjected to persistent legal and social discrimination. Laws were enacted to stifle their progress, including laws that denied Black Americans access to the same educational opportunities as white Americans. Across the generations since, progress has been won. Racial segregation of public schools was struck down by the Supreme Court in a case successfully argued by HBCU graduates. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in public accommodations and federally-funded programs. Over time, hearts and minds have been changed. For more than 180 years, HBCUs have been on the forefront of that progress.
Still, the woundand the realityof systemic racism remains. We see it in our education system, our labor force, our health care system, our criminal justice system, and in so many other corners of our society. We see it in the COVID19 pandemic, which revealed and exacerbated longstanding disparities in areas like food security, internet access, and medical care.
For Black women and girls, LGBTQ+ Black Americans, and Black Americans with disabilitieswe see it compounded with other forms of discrimination and bias. As they have throughout their existence, HBCUs have risen to the occasion to serve their students and communities over the last year and a halfhelping to develop breakthrough treatments, hosting life-saving COVID19 vaccination sites, and nurturing movements for justice and equality.
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