Sen. Bennet Marks 155th Anniversary of Juneteenth
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
DENVER, Colorado, June 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on June 19 in commemoration of Juneteenth, which marks the day that Major General Gordon Granger brought the Emancipation Proclamation to the residents of Galveston, Texas:
News of the proclamation had previously been suppressed by enslavers in parts of Confederate territory.
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"Slavery and the injustices black Americans face have been with us since befo . . .
News of the proclamation had previously been suppressed by enslavers in parts of Confederate territory.
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"Slavery and the injustices black Americans face have been with us since befo . . .