Issue proclamation honoring Juneteenth holiday
In Plain English
Juneteenth commemorates when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The city council formally recognizes this federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery. Proclamations are ceremonial declarations that show community values.
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