Minn. Gov. Walz Issues Proclamation on Juneteenth Freedom Day
June 21, 2021
June 21, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 21 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS: The United States of America is a nation founded on the principles of liberty and justice for all, and the Civil War was fought to ensure that freedom would be shared by all; and
WHEREAS: On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave freedom to enslaved people in the rebelling states; and
WHEREAS: Freedom became a . . .
WHEREAS: The United States of America is a nation founded on the principles of liberty and justice for all, and the Civil War was fought to ensure that freedom would be shared by all; and
WHEREAS: On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which gave freedom to enslaved people in the rebelling states; and
WHEREAS: Freedom became a . . .