Hello,

It took two and a half years for news of the Emancipation Proclamation to reach the people of Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865.

In the 155 years since, people have commemorated Juneteenth and the emancipation of those who suffered in slavery. I'm proud that Pennsylvania is one of the states to have made the day a state holiday and I hope that, by next year, the federal government will follow suit and formally recognize this important day in American history. Juneteenth is a solemn reminder of how long justice was delayed and denied for Black Americans, of how far we have come as a Nation, and also of how far we have left to go.

We live in an era of mass incarceration, of families torn apart by unequal enforcement of the law, and of Black Americans being killed disproportionately during encounters with police. We live in a time when hate and discrimination are expressed in more subtle ways in the workplace, in schools, and in our communities, with bursts of violence and white nationalist rallies defended by our own President.

Throughout all of this, Juneteenth has endured. It is a day of celebration and reflection, but this year in particular, it's a day of movement building when people around the Nation will gather together in solidarity to fight for an America where equality is more than a slogan.

We have so much left to do to deliver on the promise of equality made in our Constitution and repeated by generations of leaders who came before us.

This Juneteenth, I want to recommit to working with you to build a more just and equal union for all of us. I'm glad to have you with me as we mark this day and look forward to what we can achieve together.

Thank you,

Bob Casey








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