Speaker Pelosi Issues Statement on 155th Juneteenth Celebration
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 20 -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following statement in recognition of the 155th celebration of Juneteenth, which marks June 19, 1865, when federal officials arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the emancipation proclamation:
"For 155 years, Juneteenth has stood as a beautiful and proud celebration of freedom for African Americans. Sadly, this Juneteenth comes during a moment of extraordinary national anguish, as we g . . .
"For 155 years, Juneteenth has stood as a beautiful and proud celebration of freedom for African Americans. Sadly, this Juneteenth comes during a moment of extraordinary national anguish, as we g . . .