; Whereas the values of faith, compassion, courage, truth, justice, and nonviolence that guided Dr. and Mrs. King's dream for America will be celebrated and preserved by the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial on the National Mall and in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Whereas Dr. King’s actions and leadership made the United States a better place and the American people a better people; Whereas 45 years after Dr. King delivered his historic I Have a Dream speech, millions of United States citizens gathered on the National Mall on January 20, 2009, to witness the historic inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States; Whereas the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama dramatized the change that Dr. King helped to usher in for the creation of a more perfect Union; Whereas, in 2018, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Park became the first national historic park in the State of Georgia; and Whereas the work to realize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of the Beloved Community continues to this day: Now, therefore, be it