Cornyn Introduces Senate Resolution Honoring Juneteenth
June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news:
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a Senate resolution in honor of Juneteenth. Text is below.
"Commemorating June 19, 2023, as 'Juneteenth National Independence Day' in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the Unite . . .
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a Senate resolution in honor of Juneteenth. Text is below.
"Commemorating June 19, 2023, as 'Juneteenth National Independence Day' in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
Whereas news of the end of slavery did not reach the frontier areas of the Unite . . .