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Proc 10219ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10219

Day of Remembrance: 100 Years After the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

President Biden proclaimed May 31, 2021 as a Day of Remembrance marking the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, calling on Americans to reflect on racial terror and commit to eradicating systemic racism. The proclamation recounts the destruction of Greenwood's Black Wall Street, acknowledges federal government complicity in subsequent wealth-stripping policies, and pledges whole-of-government commitment to advance racial justice.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 29929

Impact dates

  1. Day of Remembrance proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 31, 2021 as Day of Remembrance
  • Call upon people of the United States to commemorate loss of life, celebrate resilience, and commit to eradicating systemic racism

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of May 31, 2021 as Day of Remembrance
  • Public call to commemorate and commit to anti-racism

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Whole-of-government commitment to advance racial justice
  • Address racial inequities through economic investments, small business capital programs, and equitable infrastructure projects

Risks & tensions

  • Vague on concrete policy mechanisms—'whole of government' and 'historic investments' lack specific programmatic details or binding requirements
  • Acknowledgment of federal culpability without explicit reparative mechanism may frustrate advocates seeking material redress
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