[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 15 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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            TRIBUTE TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY HERITAGE WEEK

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 22, 1994

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with my colleagues a 
legislative resolution by the South Carolina House of Representatives 
in celebration of African-American Family Heritage Week.
  The resolution follows:

    Legislative Resolution for African-American Family Heritage Week

       Whereas South Carolina is comprised of many people of 
     diverse beliefs, cultures, heritages, and races;
       Whereas the people of South Carolina deeply appreciate and 
     strongly value the diverse cultural contributions that all 
     people make to our overall society and recognize that our 
     diversity is our strength, when all people are provided an 
     opportunity to make their unique positive contributions to 
     the betterment of our society as a whole;
       Whereas the people of South Carolina recognize that the 
     family is the most important unit that serves to create, 
     preserve, and promote a cohesive community that values 
     diversity, maintains a strong commitment to top quality 
     education, strives for high achievement, and respects the 
     rights and property of all people;
       Whereas the values of belief in God, appreciation for 
     diversity, commitment to excellence in education, high 
     achievement, and respect for the rights and property of all 
     people, which are shared by the African-American extended 
     family, are consistent with the values that are shared by all 
     people of South Carolina;
       Whereas the African Methodist Episcopal Church is a major 
     religious institution in the South Carolina community that 
     has contributed civic, educational, moral, and religious 
     leadership for all people for well over two centuries;
       Whereas the Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church of 
     Green Pond, South Carolina, has contributed leadership and 
     has served the community for over one hundred and eleven 
     years, and, under the leadership of its pastor, the Reverend 
     William Doyle, has initiated an annual week-long observances 
     of African-American family heritage and has initiated this 
     annual Black Family Heritage Dinner to raise funds for 
     scholarships and ongoing community programs that will be for 
     the benefit of all people in our society; and
       Whereas Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church of Green Pond, South 
     Carolina, is to be commended for its past achievements and 
     supported in all of its future efforts to serve the people of 
     South Carolina;
       We, the legislature of the State of South Carolina, with 
     the approval of our Governor, The Honorable Carroll Campbell, 
     on this 26th day of February, in the year of our Lord, 1994, 
     do hereby proclaim the last week of February (the 22nd 
     through 28th) to be African-American Family Heritage Week in 
     the State of South Carolina, in observance of the importance 
     of the family unit to our community, the contributions of the 
     African-American extended family, the value of and 
     appreciation for the cultural diversity of our society, and 
     the legacy of high achievement and commitment to educational 
     excellence. We, the legislature of the State of South 
     Carolina, with the approval of the Governor, do hereby 
     proclaim that African-American Family Heritage Week is to be 
     observed each year henceforth, under the authority of the 
     legislature and the Office of the Governor of South Carolina. 
     May God continue to bless the United States of America, and 
     may God continue to bless all the people of the State of 
     South Carolina.

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