Cassidy, Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Recognizing Juneteenth
June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 42 colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Independence Day.
"[N]ews of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern States, until months after the conclusion of the Civil War, more than 2.5 y . . .
Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and 42 colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Independence Day.
"[N]ews of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the United States, in particular the State of Texas and the other Southwestern States, until months after the conclusion of the Civil War, more than 2.5 y . . .