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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY FALLON, SIEGRIST, BAKER, and GRUNDBERG
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating June 17, 1995, as
1 4 the day to celebrate the ending of slavery and to
1 5 recognize the worth and value of all people.
1 6 WHEREAS, the Emancipation Proclamation of January
1 7 1, 1863, marked the beginning of the end of slavery in
1 8 the United States; and
1 9 WHEREAS, the process of liberation continued in
1 10 many strongholds of slavery until the end of the Civil
1 11 War; and
1 12 WHEREAS, on June 19, 1865, General Granger led
1 13 Union troops into Galveston, Texas, to end one of the
1 14 last vestiges of slavery; and
1 15 WHEREAS, June 19 has come to symbolize the
1 16 emancipation of the slaves in this country and is
1 17 known as "Juneteenth"; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Juneteenth has become an annual holiday
1 19 where African-Americans, and all Americans, can,
1 20 through an understanding of the hardships and cruelty
1 21 imposed by enslaving people, celebrate the ending of
1 22 slavery in this country and look with hope to the
1 23 future of an American society that recognizes the
1 24 worth and value of all people; NOW THEREFORE,
1 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 26 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly
1 27 recognize June 17, 1995, as the day to celebrate
1 28 Juneteenth in Iowa.
1 29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That all Iowans be urged to
1 30 participate in the activities planned during the
2 1 Juneteenth celebration.
2 2 LSB 2659HH 76
2 3 ec/cf/24.1
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