African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2014, 32421-32423 [2014-13154]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 32421-32423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13154]



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Vol. 79

Wednesday,

No. 107

June 4, 2014

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 9134--African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2014



Proclamation 9135--Great Outdoors Month, 2014



Proclamation 9136--Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 
2014



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Proclamation 9138--National Oceans Month, 2014


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 107 / Wednesday, June 4, 2014 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9134 of May 30, 2014

                
African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our country is home to a proud legacy of African-
                American musicians whose songs transcend genre. They 
                make us move, make us think, and make us feel the full 
                range of emotion--from the pain of isolation to the 
                power of human connection. During African-American 
                Music Appreciation Month, we celebrate artists whose 
                works both tell and shape our Nation's story.

                For centuries, African-American music has lifted the 
                voices of those whose poetry is born from struggle. As 
                generations of slaves toiled in the most brutal of 
                conditions, they joined their voices in faithful chords 
                that both captured the depths of their sorrow and wove 
                visions of a brighter day. At a time when dance floors 
                were divided, rhythm and blues and rock and roll helped 
                bring us together. And as activists marched for their 
                civil rights, they faced hatred with song. Theirs was a 
                movement with a soundtrack--spirituals that fed their 
                souls and protest songs that sharpened their desire to 
                right the great wrongs of their time.

                The influence of African-American artists resounds each 
                day through symphony halls, church sanctuaries, music 
                studios, and vast arenas. It fills us with inspiration 
                and calls us to action. This month, as we honor the 
                history of African-American music, let it continue to 
                give us hope and carry us forward--as one people and 
                one Nation.

                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 June 2014 as African-
                American Music Appreciation Month. I call upon public 
                officials, educators, and all the people of the United 
                States to observe this month with appropriate 
                activities and programs that raise awareness and foster 
                appreciation of music that is composed, arranged, or 
                performed by African Americans.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-13154
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