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Report Video IssueRepresentative Sheila Jackson Lee and Others Call for Juneteenth to be Made a Federal Holiday
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June 14, 2021 2021-06-14T19:39:05-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/8d9/1623718647.jpgSeveral members of the House, led by Texas Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, speak about legislation in support of making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday in remembrance of the day slaves in Texas were informed by Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to take command of federal troops on the ground and informed slaves living there that they were now free.
by etouhey
June 14, 2021 2021-06-14T19:39:05-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/8d9/1623718647.jpgSeveral members of the House, led by Texas Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, speak about legislation in support of making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday in remembrance of the day slaves in Texas were informed by Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to take command of federal troops on the ground and informed slaves living there that they were now free.
Several members of the House, led by Texas Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, speak about legislation in support of making Junete… read more
Several members of the House, led by Texas Democratic Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, speak about legislation in support of making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday in remembrance of the day slaves in Texas were informed by Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to take command of federal troops on the ground and informed slaves living there that they were now free. close
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- Val Demings U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Steven Horsford U.S. Representative [D] Nevada
- Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Hank Johnson Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
- Barbara Lee U.S. Representative [D] California
- Gwen Moore U.S. Representative [D] Wisconsin
- Ritchie Torres U.S. Representative [D] New York