Juneteenth: What Local Lawmakers Had To Say About The Holiday

Boston MA

19 June, 2021

3:33 PM

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BOSTON (CBS) — Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States were told they were free. June 19 is now a state and federal holiday. Many local lawmakers took to Twitter or made statements to commemorate the day. Sen. Ed Markey: "We commemorate Juneteenth as the day that word of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Texas in 1865, but we know the struggle for true Black liberation continues. Today we must recommit to right the wrongs of the past and ensure equal justice in the future." We commemorate Juneteenth as the day that word of emancipation finally reached enslaved people in Texas in 1865, but we know the struggle for true Black liberation continues. Today we must recommit to right the wrongs of the past and ensure equal justice in the future.— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) June 19, 2021 Read the rest at CBS Boston.