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AR SR5
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/19/2024
Primary Sponsor
Linda Chesterfield
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AI Summary
- Recognizes the historical significance of Juneteenth National Independence Day to the United States
- Acknowledges Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas through Union General Gordon Granger
- Notes Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of chattel slavery in the United States and has been observed for 157 years
- Recognizes Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in 2021 by Congress and the President
- Affirms recognizing Juneteenth's historical significance advances racial equality, human dignity, and justice
Legislative Description
To Recognize The Observance Of Juneteenth On June 19, 2024.
Last Action
Read the third time and adopted.
6/19/2024
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