Statement in Support of Juneteenth – June 19, 2009

2009 Projects, Junteenth2009

Congresswoman Laura Richardson of California presented a Statement in Support of Juneteenth into the Congressional Record. June 19, 2009 Congresswoman Laura Richardson of California Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize June 19, 2009, or “Juneteenth,” the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States….. …Madam Speaker, I would also…