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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, COSTA, PILEGGI, STACK, HUGHES, WILLIAMS, WASHINGTON, KASUNIC, BROWNE, FERLO, FONTANA, BREWSTER, RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, ERICKSON, FARNESE, SCHWANK, TARTAGLIONE, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, ALLOWAY AND ORIE, JUNE 15, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 15, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Observing June 19, 2011, as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Originating in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, |
4 | when slaves in that state learned that they had been freed, |
5 | "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" is the oldest African-American |
6 | holiday observance in the United States; and |
7 | WHEREAS, "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" commemorates the |
8 | survival instinct of Africans who endured a transatlantic |
9 | journey, known as the Middle Passage, on slave ships from their |
10 | homeland to this country; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Approximately 11.5 million Africans survived the |
12 | harsh voyage to slave markets in the New World during the late |
13 | 17th century, and the slave population in the American colonies |
14 | grew quickly; and |
15 | WHEREAS, "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" further |
16 | commemorates the impact of slavery, the abolition movement and |
17 | African-American emancipation in the United States and has |
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1 | become a traditional celebration of independence, human rights |
2 | and African-American culture in many communities; therefore be |
3 | it |
4 | RESOLVED, That the Senate urge Pennsylvanians to observe June |
5 | 19, 2011, as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in Pennsylvania. |
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