City of Statesville Proclaims Proclaims Support for the Statesville Freedom Fund Banquet and Awards Program Fundraiser

City of Statesville, North Carolina

Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Statesville NAACP Freedom Fund 2024

WHEREAS, the NAACP was founded in 1909 and is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization; and

WHEREAS, members of the NAACP, in keeping with the charge of our founders, stands for equal justice and against all forms of injustice; and

WHEREAS, in 1953, financially pressed by the heavy load of legal cases and other aspects of the civil rights battle, Dr. Channing H. Tobias, newly elected Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors, launched the 'FIGHT FOR FREEDOM FUND" campaign at the annual convention in St. Louis, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, the goal of the campaign was to eliminate all state-imposed racial discrimination by the centennial of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. The convention unanimously adopted a resolution to raise one million dollars annually to fund the fight for freedom; and

WHEREAS, we celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Statesville Branch, your support enables us to maintain a strong presence and impact on the quality of life in the City of Statesville; and

WHEREAS the branch has been recognized for outstanding performance at the local, regional, and national levels. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CONTSTANTINE H. KUTTEH, Mayor of the City of Statesville do hereby proclaim support for the "Statesville Freedom Fund Banquet and Awards Program Fundraiser' in the City of Statesville and recognize the efforts and achievements of this organization in the Statesville community. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Statesville to be affixed this 6th day of May 2024.

Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor