Sen. Duckworth Celebrates Juneteenth at Chicago Demonstration, Calls for Racial Justice
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 20 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on June 19:
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Church and Bright Star Community Outreach for a faith-led peaceful demonstration to commemorate Juneteenth and to call for racial equality for Black Americans. Juneteenth celebrates the day enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation two years after the abolition of sla . . .
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined Pastor Chris Harris of Bright Star Church and Bright Star Community Outreach for a faith-led peaceful demonstration to commemorate Juneteenth and to call for racial equality for Black Americans. Juneteenth celebrates the day enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation two years after the abolition of sla . . .