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Governor McDonnell's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation
Monday, January 17, 2011
Below is the full text of Governor Bob McDonnell's 2010 Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day proclamation.
The proclamation can also be found at this link:
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/OurCommonwealth/Proclamations/2011/MLK.cfm
WHEREAS, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the pivotal leader of
the American Civil Rights Movement, and one of the most influential and
powerful orators for peace, equality and human rights in world history was
born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and continues to live in the
hearts, minds and souls of the people of our Commonwealth, these United
States and the world; and
WHEREAS, throughout his life, Dr. King's transcendent words and actions
inspired in countless millions a shared vision of a future promised land in
which people are not segregated along racial lines, but are instead united
in a ³beautiful symphony of brotherhood² by which all people are judged ³by
the content of their character²; and
WHEREAS, understanding that all forms of racial prejudice are in clear and
direct contradiction with the basic tenets of morality and the principles of
America contained in the Declaration of Independence, Dr. King sacrificed
his life to spread a message of universal equality and justice that touched
the soul of a nation, and for his efforts to end racial segregation and
discrimination through civil disobedience and other nonviolent means such
as his heroic leadership in the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, and the 1963 March on Washington
he was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in 1964 and widespread recognition as
an embodiment of the God-given, inalienable rights outlined in the
Constitution of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, people throughout the world continue to be inspired by Dr. King's
vision and words, his strength of character and compassion, and his model
for peaceful demonstration and dialogue, his goal of a just and colorblind
society, and his efforts in the struggle for civil human rights, have
persisted since his tragic assassination in 1968, and will continue until
his dream of freedom, equality and justice for all is fully realized;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert F. McDonnell, do hereby recognize January 17,
2011, as MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY in the COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, and I
call this observance to the attention of all our citizens.
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