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 PROCLAMATION 5100—SEPT. 19, 1983 97 STAT. 1623 Sept., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN Editorial Note: According to a note appearing on page 1441 of volume 19 of the Weekly Compila- tion of Presidential Documents, the Office of the Press Secretary states that the word "first" should be deleted from the text where it appears in the second and fourth paragraphs of Procla- mation 5098. Proclamation 5099 of September 19, 1983 National Historically Black Colleges Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The one hundred and three historically black colleges and universities in the United States have contributed substantially to the growth and enrich- ment of the Nation. These institutions have a rich heritage and tradition of providing the challenging higher education so essential to an individual's full participation in our complex technological society. Historically black colleges and universities bestow forty percent of all de- grees earned by black students. They have awarded degrees to eighty-five percent of the country's black lawyers and doctors and fifty percent of its black business executives. Throughout the years, these institutions have helped many underprivileged students to attain their full potential through higher education. In recognition of the fact that the achievements and goals of these histori- cally black colleges and universities deserve national attention, the Con- gress of the United States, by Senate Joint Resolution 85, has designated Ante, p. 488. and requested the President to proclaim September 26, 1983, as National Historically Black Colleges Day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 26, 1983, as National Historical- ly Black Colleges Day. I ask all Americans to observe this day with appro- priate ceremonies and activities to express our respect and appreciation for the outstanding academic and social accomplishments of the Nation's black institutions of higher learning. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN Proclamation 5100 of September 19, 1983 Veterans Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation None among us deserve more respect than the millions of patriotic men and

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