Congressman Cohen Commemorates Juneteenth
June 18, 2026
June 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Commemorates Juneteenth
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Day marking the end of slavery is now a national holiday
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who introduced and passed the first Congressional apology for slavery and Jim Crow discrimination in 2008, released the following statement commemorating Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslav . . .
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Congressman Cohen Commemorates Juneteenth
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Day marking the end of slavery is now a national holiday
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who introduced and passed the first Congressional apology for slavery and Jim Crow discrimination in 2008, released the following statement commemorating Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslav . . .