H.Con.Res. 155 Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day

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This resolution, introduced by Rep. Danny K. Davis, supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19, 1865), the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free.