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PA SR80
Resolution
Status
4/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Arthur Haywood
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AI Summary
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Recognizes April 9, 2025, as "Appomattox Day" in Pennsylvania to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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Honors the role of seven regiments of United States Colored Troops (USCT) who blocked Lee's last route of retreat, leading to the surrender
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Acknowledges that approximately 4,600 enslaved people in Appomattox County were emancipated on April 9, 1865, as a direct result of the surrender
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Urges the designation of "Appomattox Day" as a legal holiday in Pennsylvania
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Includes historical context through quotes from Frederick Douglass and accounts from formerly enslaved persons about the significance of the surrender
Legislative Description
Recognizing April 9, 2025, as "Appomattox Day" in Pennsylvania, in honor of the historic Confederate surrender in Appomattox, Virginia, which led to full emancipation in the United States and signaled the end of the American Civil War, and urging the designation of "Appomattox Day" as a legal holiday in this Commonwealth.
Last Action
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations
4/11/2025