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Mark Warner
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It was an honor to join @ElegbaFolklore in Richmond to celebrate #Juneteenth and remember what happened at places like the Manchester Docks. It’s more important than ever that we acknowledge our history — good, bad, and ugly — so we can study it, preserve it, and learn from it.
Juneteenth is a day of celebration and a day of remembrance. We must not gloss over the horrors of slavery, or its legacy that has persisted long after Union Soldiers landed in Galveston 154 years ago today.
My hope is that the commemoration of this Juneteenth will be a day to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable — and I encourage all Virginians to take a moment today to remember, reflect, and learn.
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