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                        Presidential Documents 


Federal Register
Vol. 59, No. 210
Tuesday, November 1, 1994

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Title 3--
The President
                Proclamation 6752 of October 28, 1994

 

The Year of Gospel Music, 1994

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Born in the soul of America's churches, Gospel music is 
                an integral part of liturgy and spirituality in 
                parishes from Atlanta to Dallas, Detroit to Baton 
                Rouge, the heart of New York City to the smallest 
                hamlets of our country. It is a music of the people, 
                one that has provided hope and inspiration for 
                generations of Americans.

                Gospel music has come to influence singers and 
                composers of all popular forms, including jazz, the 
                blues, and soul music. The rhythm and expressiveness--
                the very feeling--has become an important part of our 
                culture and a vital part of our heritage.

                Our Nation owes a great debt of gratitude to those who 
                preserve and bring to life Gospel music in our 
                churches, in recordings, in concerts, and through the 
                media. It is in our national interest to promote and 
                support Gospel music so that generations to come may 
                enjoy and appreciate it. In so doing, we will gain a 
                greater understanding of the breadth and vitality of 
                the human spirit and its indomitable faith as it is 
                expressed through the beauty of song.

                The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 157, has 
                designated the year of 1994 as ``The Year of Gospel 
                Music'' and has authorized and requested the President 
                to issue a proclamation in observance of this year.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, do hereby proclaim the year 
                of 1994 as The Year of Gospel Music. I urge all 
                Americans to celebrate Gospel music with appropriate 
                ceremonies and activities and to reflect on the role 
                that this music has in reinvigorating and renewing our 
                souls and our communities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 94-27182
Filed 10-28-94; 1:40 pm]
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