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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring )
February 19, 1992, as a ) RESOLUTION NO. 92/ 74
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE )
February 19, 1992 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of
Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which set
in motion the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans
during World War II .
The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II has
implications for every American, for when the constitutional rights
of one group of people are violated, the rights of all Americans
are jeopardized.
The 50th Anniversary commemoration offers all Americans an
opportunity to reflect on that period of our nation' s history and
to apply the lessons of the internment by, ensuring that the
constitutional protections guaranteed to all citizens are
vigilantly protected and upheld.
Our democracy is open not . only to acknowledge damage to our
Constitution but to redress and restore that damage. This free and
democratic society through the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 has
acknowledged the injustice of relocation and internment and
provided for an apology, as well as symbolic restitution by the
United States government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
declares February 19, 1992 as a DAY OF REMEMBRANCE to provide an
opportunity to rededicate our county and our country to the quest
for justice and equality.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON February 11, :1992, by a unanimous vote of the
Board members present
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Sunne Wright McPeak, Ch
Tom Powers Robert I. Schroder
Nanc anden Tom Torlakson
I hereby c rtify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
an order entered 'on the Minutes of said Board of Supervisors on
the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
11th day of February, 1992.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
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By " I i.AU RkJ
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
Sunne Wright McPeak,
District IV