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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "National Black History Month
Message, 1976" of the Eliska Hasek Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
National Black History Month
February 1976
In the Bicentennial year of our Independence, we can
review with admiration the impressive contributions
of black Americans to our national life and culture.
One hundred years ago, to help highlight these achieve-
ments, Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association
for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. We
are grateful to him today for his initiative, and we are
richer for the work of his organization.
Freedom and the recognition of individual rights are
what our Revolution was all about. They were ideals
that inspired our fight for Independence: ideals that we
have been striving to live up to ever since. Yet it
took many years before these ideals became a reality
for black citizens.
The last quarter-century has finally witnessed signifi-
cant strides in the full integration of black people into
every area of national life. In celebrating Black History
Month, we can take satisfaction from this recent prog-
ress in the realization of the ideals envisioned by our
Founding Fathers. But, even more than this, we can
seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected
accomplishments of black Americans in every area of
endeavor throughout our history.
I urge my fellow citizens to join me in tribute to Black
History Month and to the message of courage and per-
severance it brings to all of us.
Herold R. Ford
GERALD T FORD