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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Illinois supports the Great Seal of the United |
| 3 | | States of America that bears the inscription E Pluribus Unum, |
| 4 | | which translates from the Latin as "Out of many, one"; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The greatest asset of the State of Illinois is |
| 6 | | its people; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is comprised of |
| 8 | | multicultural, multiethnic, and multi-racial residents; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, A large number of Illinois residents, 39.8% or |
| 10 | | approximately 5,600,000 people, identify as Black, Hispanic, |
| 11 | | Asian American, or multi-racial; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Friendship, collegiality, civility, respect, and |
| 13 | | kindness are commonly shared ideals of the collective |
| 14 | | residents of the State of Illinois; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Towards E Pluribus Unum Initiative of the |
| 16 | | National Center for Race Amity has invited communities across |
| 17 | | the United States of America to join in introspection and |
| 18 | | reflection on the beauty and richness of diverse peoples of |
| 19 | | this great nation while reaching out with a spirit of amity |
| 20 | | toward one another annually on the second Sunday in June, |