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Proclamation 9839 of January 18, 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
One hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation, the great Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., took to the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his vision of an America lifted
from the ‘‘quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.’’
His extraordinary message that momentous day in August of 1963 stirred
to action Americans of every race and creed, and it continues to reverberate
in the hearts and minds of patriotic citizens across our great land. Today,
as we pause to mark the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
we recommit ourselves to the advancement of equality and justice for all
Americans, and to the full realization of his worthy dream.
In the United States of America, every citizen should have the opportunity
to build a better and brighter future, and, as President, I am committed
to expanding opportunity for all Americans. We have added more than
5 million new jobs to the economy over the past 2 years and unemployment
rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and
Americans without a high school degree have reached record lows.
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Importantly, we have also worked tirelessly to reform our Nation’s criminal
justice system, so that those who have been incarcerated and paid their
debt to society are given a second chance at life. Last year, I was proud
to sign into law the First Step Act, which will prepare inmates to successfully
rejoin society and effect commonsense reforms to make our justice system
fairer for all Americans. Through recidivism reduction programs that provide
vocational training, education, and mental healthcare, non-violent offenders
can have a chance at redemption and an opportunity to fulfill a better
destiny.
We have also made great strides as a Nation, but we acknowledge that
more work must be done for, in the words of Dr. King, ‘‘justice to roll
down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.’’ United as one
American family, we will not rest—and we will never be satisfied—until
the promise of this great Nation is accessible to each American in each
new generation. More than half a century after Dr. King’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, our Nation is mindful of its past, and we
look forward to the future with unwavering optimism, inspired by the legacy
of Dr. King and informed by his wisdom and vision. May the memory
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the efforts we have made to fully effectuate
his dream, remind us that faith and love unite us together as one great
American family.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 January 21, 2019,
as the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. On this day, I encourage
all Americans to recommit themselves to Dr. King’s dream by engaging
in acts of service to others, to their community, and to our Nation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighteenth day
of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortythird.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2019)]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 17 / Friday, January 25, 2019 /
Presidential Documents
[[Page 365]]
Proclamation 9839 of January 18, 2019
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
One hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln
issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the great
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., took to the steps
of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his vision of an
America lifted from the ``quicksands of racial
injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.'' His
extraordinary message that momentous day in August of
1963 stirred to action Americans of every race and
creed, and it continues to reverberate in the hearts
and minds of patriotic citizens across our great land.
Today, as we pause to mark the life and legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., we recommit ourselves to the
advancement of equality and justice for all Americans,
and to the full realization of his worthy dream.
In the United States of America, every citizen should
have the opportunity to build a better and brighter
future, and, as President, I am committed to expanding
opportunity for all Americans. We have added more than
5 million new jobs to the economy over the past 2 years
and unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic
Americans, Asian Americans, and Americans without a
high school degree have reached record lows.
Importantly, we have also worked tirelessly to reform
our Nation's criminal justice system, so that those who
have been incarcerated and paid their debt to society
are given a second chance at life. Last year, I was
proud to sign into law the First Step Act, which will
prepare inmates to successfully rejoin society and
effect commonsense reforms to make our justice system
fairer for all Americans. Through recidivism reduction
programs that provide vocational training, education,
and mental healthcare, non-violent offenders can have a
chance at redemption and an opportunity to fulfill a
better destiny.
We have also made great strides as a Nation, but we
acknowledge that more work must be done for, in the
words of Dr. King, ``justice to roll down like waters
and righteousness like a mighty stream.'' United as one
American family, we will not rest--and we will never be
satisfied--until the promise of this great Nation is
accessible to each American in each new generation.
More than half a century after Dr. King's March on
Washington for Jobs and Freedom, our Nation is mindful
of its past, and we look forward to the future with
unwavering optimism, inspired by the legacy of Dr. King
and informed by his wisdom and vision. May the memory
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the efforts we have
made to fully effectuate his dream, remind us that
faith and love unite us together as one great American
family.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 January 21, 2019, as
the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. On this
day, I encourage all Americans to recommit themselves
to Dr. King's dream by engaging in acts of service to
others, to their community, and to our Nation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.
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[FR Doc. 2019-00222
Filed 1-24-19; 8:45 am]
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