Rep. Engel Cosponsors Juneteenth Legislation
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Congressman Eliot Engel joined dozens of his House colleagues as an original cosponsor of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, legislation which would mark the end of slavery in the U.S. by making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and announced to the remaining slaves that they were finally free. This announceme . . .
Congressman Eliot Engel joined dozens of his House colleagues as an original cosponsor of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, legislation which would mark the end of slavery in the U.S. by making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and announced to the remaining slaves that they were finally free. This announceme . . .