00             CS FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4(STA)                                                              
01 Declaring February 2001 and February 2002 to be African-American Citizen                                                
02 Recognition Months.                                                                                                     
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04       WHEREAS the Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal,                                  
05 that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that these rights include the right to                       
06 life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and                                                                         
07       WHEREAS the Alaska State Legislature would like to recognize and show                                           
08 appreciation to the state's citizens of African-American descent; and                                                   
09       WHEREAS there are approximately 27,617 persons of African-American descent in                                   
10 the state; and                                                                                                          
11       WHEREAS Alaska citizens of African-American descent have made important                                         
12 contributions to the state by participating in the building of the Alaska-Canadian Highway,                             
13 the Alaska Railroad, and the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, and by serving in the government                             
14 of the state; and                                                                                                       
15       WHEREAS Alaska citizens of African-American descent have served with                                            
16 distinction in the Alaska National Guard and in the United States Army, Navy, Marines, Air                              

01 Force, Coast Guard, and Revenue Marine Service, and Alaska citizens of African-American                                 
02 descent continue to participate in the military defense of the state;                                                   
03       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests the                                      
04 governor to declare February 2001 and February 2002, to be African-American Citizen                                     
05 Recognition Months; and be it                                                                                           
06       FURTHER RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature respectfully requests and                                    
07 encourages all public and private agencies and citizens of the state to observe African-                                
08 American Citizen Recognition Months with appropriate activities and to continue to promote                              
09 unity among all the races that have made Alaska the great state that it is.