rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/sign-now-make-juneteenth-june-19-a-federal-holiday-2?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-sign-now-make-juneteenth-june-19-a-federal-holiday-2' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Jamaal Bowman for Congress https://actionnetwork.org/groups/jbowman https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/242/378/original/BLM_photo.jpeg On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation — which had been issued on January 1, 1863 — was read to newly freed African Americans in Texas. Juneteenth is a day that honors Black freedom and resistance, and centers Black people's unique contributions to the struggle for justice in the U.S. As such, we believe it should be a nationally-recognized holiday. Join us today, and add your name. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/sign-now-make-juneteenth-june-19-a-federal-holiday-2