DE HCR100

Officially recognizes June 19, 2022 as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in the State of Delaware

Commemorates the 157th anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger issued General Order Number Three in Galveston, Texas, notifying the last enslaved Americans in Southern areas of their freedom

Notes that the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, but its implementation took over two and a half years to reach all enslaved people

Acknowledges that Delaware was one of the final two slave states (along with Kentucky) where slavery was not officially abolished until the Thirteenth Amendment's ratification on December 18, 1865

Encourages Delaware residents to reflect on the contributions of African Americans throughout history and celebrate the day with appropriate activities and events