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Rep. Negrete McLeod Commemorates Juneteenth

Statement

Date: June 19, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Arts, Entertainment, and History

Today, Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod issued the following statement in commemoration of Juneteenth:

"President Abraham Lincoln in his famous Gettysburg address promised a new birth of freedom in our nation. Today we commemorate that day in which all people in America were made free: June 19, 1865. Known as Juneteenth, this is the day when Union Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas and issued the President's executive order, known to us as the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth has evolved into a national day of reflection and celebration for millions of Americans across the nation."


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