Sen. Brown Commemorates Juneteenth, Reaffirms Commitment to Fight for Racial Justice
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 19:
As communities across the nation celebrate and observe Juneteenth, an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reaffirmed the call for justice and long-term changes to dismantle systemic racism. 'Juneteenth,' also known as 'Juneteenth Independence Day,' is an annual holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers del . . .
As communities across the nation celebrate and observe Juneteenth, an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) reaffirmed the call for justice and long-term changes to dismantle systemic racism. 'Juneteenth,' also known as 'Juneteenth Independence Day,' is an annual holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, the day Union soldiers del . . .