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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

98 STAT. 112

Plaques and markers.

PUBLIC LAW 98-245—MAR. 27, 1984 (3) the Congress encourages State legislatures and city councils, especially those located in jurisdictions that provided black soldiers to the Continental Army and to State and local militias, and in jurisdictions where battles occurred, to issue proclamations acknowledging black contributions to the cause of freedom; and (4) the Congress encourages the placement of plaques and markers in appropriate places, at Valley Forge and elsewhere, in commemoration of black involvement and heroism in the battles of the Revolution. Approved March 27, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 454: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): Feb. 29, considered and passed House. Mar. 12, considered and passed Senate.