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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, 2021, marks the 156th 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, also called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or Jubilee Day,
has been celebrated annually for 69 years in the City of Georgetown, this year it is sponsored
by the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association on June 19, 2021 with a celebration
of freedom, friends, family and fun; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance
across the United States and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSH SCHROEDER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
do set aside and hereby proclaim June 19, 2021 as
JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY
In Georgetown, Texas