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Proc 9004ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9004

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

This proclamation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, honoring the civil rights demonstrators and calling on Americans to observe the anniversary with programs celebrating the march and advancing causes of jobs and freedom.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 53235

Impact dates

  1. 50th Anniversary observance date

Key directives

  • Proclaim August 28, 2013 as the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation issued designating August 28, 2013 as anniversary observance

Near term (90d)

  • August 28, 2013 anniversary observance with programs and ceremonies

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text contains aspirational language on jobs and freedom but no binding policy; tension between commemorative call to action and lack of concrete mechanisms
Proclamation 9004: 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom · Executive Orders