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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 1, folder \"National Black History Month\nMessage, 1976\" of the Eliska Hasek Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the\nUnited States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives\ncollections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in\nthe public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are\npresumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject\nto a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nNational Black History Month\nFebruary 1976\nIn the Bicentennial year of our Independence, we can\nreview with admiration the impressive contributions\nof black Americans to our national life and culture.\nOne hundred years ago, to help highlight these achieve-\nments, Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association\nfor the Study of Afro-American Life and History. We\nare grateful to him today for his initiative, and we are\nricher for the work of his organization.\nFreedom and the recognition of individual rights are\nwhat our Revolution was all about. They were ideals\nthat inspired our fight for Independence: ideals that we\nhave been striving to live up to ever since. Yet it\ntook many years before these ideals became a reality\nfor black citizens.\nThe last quarter-century has finally witnessed signifi-\ncant strides in the full integration of black people into\nevery area of national life. In celebrating Black History\nMonth, we can take satisfaction from this recent prog-\nress in the realization of the ideals envisioned by our\nFounding Fathers. But, even more than this, we can\nseize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected\naccomplishments of black Americans in every area of\nendeavor throughout our history.\nI urge my fellow citizens to join me in tribute to Black\nHistory Month and to the message of courage and per-\nseverance it brings to all of us.\nHerold R. Ford\nGERALD T FORD"
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