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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Juneteenth is a celebration to commemorate the |
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| abolition of slavery in the United States and its territories |
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| in 1865; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2003 Illinois declared the third Saturday in |
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| June of each year Juneteenth National Freedom Day and added the |
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| holiday to those listed as State Commemorative Dates; and
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| WHEREAS, Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when news |
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| was delivered to Texas (two and a half years after Lincoln |
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| signed the Emancipation Proclamation) that those enslaved were |
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| now free; and
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| WHEREAS, People around the country celebrate Juneteenth |
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| National Freedom Day through various civic groups and reflect |
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| on the suffering endured by early African-Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, One In a Million Inc., a not-for-profit |
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| organization, will be hosting a Juneteenth Celebration in |
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| Springfield the weekend of June 19-20, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, This year's festivities mark the 11th anniversary |
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| of the event to be held at Comer Cox Park and will include a |
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| parade, live bands, African-American cuisine, a tennis clinic, |
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| and a basketball tournament; and
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| WHEREAS, All contributions made at the Juneteenth |
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| Celebration are used to help the local community by providing |
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| services such as a back to school event, toy drive, and a |
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| reading program for children throughout the year; therefore be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |