.@JacksonLeeTX18 on the floor before a vote on a resolution making Juneteenth a fed holiday: "How humbled I am to be on the floor of the House that can speak eloquently about the history that is so deeply seeded in my history and the history of Americans." 
Slavery was real, these are the brutal backs upon which the whip went over and over again, not only men. Women, children. as history recounts, @JacksonLeeTX18 says.
Making Juneteenth a federal holiday enshrines the idea of freedom
Making Juneteenth a federal holiday enshrines the idea of freedom
Can you imagine all of the slaves, Jackson Lee says, gathering around to hear General Order No. 3, the proclamation delivered by Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865?
To clarify: a recorded vote to debate making Juneteenth a federal holiday is now underway in the House. After debate, then a vote on passage. It is expected to pass without issue. Story to come for
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I will have a story after the vote. The speakers on the floor today calling for passage of the Juneteenth resolution have been powerful. Stay tuned.
Stream: c-span.org/video/?512573-…
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