1. Jun 30, 2026

   City Council

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   Passed · Adopted

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WHEREAS,�The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776; and 

WHEREAS,�July 4th is celebrated annually as a tribute to American ideals of liberty and freedom; and 

WHEREAS,�the nation will celebrate its 250th Anniversary on July 4, 2026; and 

WHEREAS,�July 5th marks the anniversary of Frederick Douglass's historic 1852 address, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" - a powerful call to confront the gap between America's founding ideals and its lived reality; and 

WHEREAS,�throughout American history, courageous individuals have lost their lives in the pursuit of equality, justice, and human rights for all people; and 

WHEREAS,�from Crispus Attucks, the first martyr of the American Revolution, to 21st-century advocates who lost their lives protesting injustice, these martyrs represent the continuing American revolution; and 

WHEREAS, members of our community have lost their lives in the struggle for human dignity and equal justice under law, and 

WHEREAS,�it is fitting and proper that we honor their memory and recommit ourselves to the principles for which they made the ultimate sacrifice; 

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare the 5th day of July 2026, to be "Martyrs Day" in the City of Pittsburgh. A day of remembrance, reflection, and renewed commitment to social justice and human rights for all.