Reps. Tlaib, Kamlager-Dove Introduce Resolution on Juneteenth to Honor, Preserve, and Invest in Freedmen Settlements
June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced a resolution to honor, preserve, and invest in former Freedmen's Settlements--communities established by freed enslaved African Americans following the abolition of slavery. Over 1,200 Freedmen's Settlements and Black towns were established throughout the South and across the nation before and after emancipation to . . .
Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced a resolution to honor, preserve, and invest in former Freedmen's Settlements--communities established by freed enslaved African Americans following the abolition of slavery. Over 1,200 Freedmen's Settlements and Black towns were established throughout the South and across the nation before and after emancipation to . . .