Senator Menendez Statement in Commemoration of Juneteenth
June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, June 21 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on June 19, 2023:
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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement commemorating Juneteenth:
"Today we observe Juneteenth, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. As I reflect on the story of Juneteenth, I feel p . . .
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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today issued the following statement commemorating Juneteenth:
"Today we observe Juneteenth, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. As I reflect on the story of Juneteenth, I feel p . . .