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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, June 1865, commemorates the day General Gordon Granger landed at
Galveston, Texas to take charge of the State of Texas following the Civil War and announced
that Texas slaves were free; and
WHEREAS, June 19, 2019, marks the 154th Anniversary of the day Texas slaves were
officially freed, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African Americans
throughout the former Confederate States of America; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is celebrated in the City of Georgetown, sponsored by the
Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association on June 15, 2019 with a celebration of
freedom, friends, family and fun; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in
45 states.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
do hereby proclaim June 15, 2019, as the time for commemoration of
JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY
In Georgetown, Texas