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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2015 - 2016 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: June 1, 2015 02:19 PM
From: Senator Shirley M. Kitchen
To: All Senate members
Subject: Juneteenth Resolution
 
In the near future, I plan to introduce a resolution recognizing June 19, 2015 as “Juneteenth” in Pennsylvania. Juneteenth commemorates the day in which the last of the slaves located in Galveston, Texas were informed of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is one of the oldest African-American holiday observance in the United States. Juneteenth is recognized as a holiday observance in over 40 states as a way to acknowledge the past and celebrate the present. I invite you to join me in co-sponsoring this resolution.



Introduced as SR151