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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, COSTA, FERLO, WILLIAMS, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, WASHINGTON, SCHWANK, STACK, HUGHES, SOLOBAY, ERICKSON, EARLL, DINNIMAN, VOGEL, BREWSTER, PILEGGI, FARNESE, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, BOSCOLA, McILHINNEY, RAFFERTY, BRUBAKER AND ALLOWAY, JUNE 11, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 11, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Observing June 19, 2012, 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 |
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1 | African-American emancipation in the United States and has |
2 | become a traditional celebration of independence, human rights |
3 | and African-American culture in many communities; therefore be |
4 | it |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Senate urge Pennsylvanians to observe June |
6 | 19, 2012, as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" in Pennsylvania. |
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