Congressman Al Green Thanks Congress for Supporting His Historic Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

(Washington, D.C.) – On Thursday, July 28, 2022, Congressman Al Green released the following statement:

“This morning on the House floor I had the opportunity to thank my colleagues for supporting passage of my historic Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution. My bill, which passed in the House yesterday with a final vote of 218 – 207, denounces slavery, honors the lives of the enslaved, and brings us one step closer to creating a National Day of Remembrance for slavery on August 20^th (with the ultimate goal being for a U.S. President to issue a proclamation declaring August 20^th as Slavery Remembrance Day). You can find my entire one-minute speech below.”