Rep. Gabbard Introduces Bipartisan Juneteenth Resolution Commemorating the End of Slavery in America
June 16, 2020
June 16, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 15:
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) joined with over 180 Members of the House to introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating June 19, 1865 and the end of slavery in the United States. On that date. Union forces read orders in Texas -- one of the farthest reaches of the former Confederate States -- enforcing the end of slavery in America. Juneteenth has been commemorated in communities acros . . .
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) joined with over 180 Members of the House to introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating June 19, 1865 and the end of slavery in the United States. On that date. Union forces read orders in Texas -- one of the farthest reaches of the former Confederate States -- enforcing the end of slavery in America. Juneteenth has been commemorated in communities acros . . .