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Today, we come together to celebrate Juneteenth.

While the Emancipation Proclamation formally freed
slaves within the Confederacy in 1863, news of the proclamation
did not reach Texas for two whole years. So, while the Civil War
raged on, slaves stayed in chains. Juneteenth was the day that
Union General Gordon Granger arrived at the doorsteps of
Galveston, Texas, and the slaves there finally learned they were
free.

I celebrate Juneteenth because it is a reminder that our
freedom was fought for and not just handed to us. And today, over
150 years later, we are still fighting for a nation where there
truly is liberty and justice for all.

I got a laugh when Donald Trump tried to take credit for
promoting Juneteenth. He said that “nobody had ever heard about
it” until he tried to schedule a political rally on this sacred
holiday. And while that is absurd, what is true is that the
racism and bigotry that Donald Trump has empowered in our country
has made Junteenth more important than ever.

The murder of Black Americans has rattled the conscience
of our nation, and we see hundreds of thousands of Americans take
to the streets to demand change. I am doing everything I can in
Congress to bring about reform, but I commend every single person
who is doing the hard work to impact change in their
communities.

So, let’s all take a step back and celebrate this great
day together. Then let’s get up and keep moving forward, because
the road to true equality is winding, and we still have a long
way to go.

In solidarity,

Hank

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Congressman Hank Johnson is a former defense
attorney, DeKalb County commissioner, small business owner, and
magistrate judge who now serves in Congress as a champion for the
middle class.

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