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Juneteenth: What Local Lawmakers Had To Say About The Holiday

"We celebrate and we recommit ourselves to the work ahead," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley in a statement about Juneteenth.

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"We celebrate and we recommit ourselves to the work ahead. Add your name now in support of the For the People Act and send a message that we will not stop working to lift our collective voices — both on the streets and at the polls," said Rep. Pressley.
"We celebrate and we recommit ourselves to the work ahead. Add your name now in support of the For the People Act and send a message that we will not stop working to lift our collective voices — both on the streets and at the polls," said Rep. Pressley. (CBS Boston)

BOSTON (CBS) — Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States were told they were free. June 19 is now a state and federal holiday. Many local lawmakers took to Twitter or made statements to commemorate the day.

Sen. Ed Markey:

“We commemorate Juneteenth as the day that word of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Texas in 1865, but we know the struggle for true Black liberation continues. Today we must recommit to right the wrongs of the past and ensure equal justice in the future.”

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