Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SJR57 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 57
5	5	June 28, 2023 - Introduced by Senators L. JOHNSON, BRADLEY, CARPENTER, LARSON,
6	6	SPREITZER, PFAFF, ROYS, HESSELBEIN and JACQUE, cosponsored by
7	7	Representatives DRAKE, EMERSON, NEUBAUER, RATCLIFF, OHNSTAD, SUBECK,
8	8	VINING, BARE, ORTIZ-VELEZ, SHELTON, GOYKE, DOYLE, C. ANDERSON,
9	9	SHANKLAND, JOERS, CONSIDINE, BRANDTJEN, ANDRACA, DITTRICH, PALMERI,
10	10	RIEMER, ALLEN, HONG, SINICKI, CABRERA, J. ANDERSON, CONLEY, SCHRAA,
11	11	CLANCY, MCGUIRE, BALDEH, HAYWOOD, MYERS, STUBBS, MOORE OMOKUNDE and
12	12	MADISON. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
13	13	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
14	14	Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin.
15	15	Whereas, Juneteenth Day is a national holiday that celebrates the end of
16	16	slavery in the United States, and Juneteenth Day specifically commemorates June
17	17	19, 1865, the day that Union General Gordon Granger spoke in Galveston, Texas,
18	18	proclaiming free the last remaining slaves in the United States; and
19	19	Whereas, Union General Gordon Granger delivered this news to recognize the
20	20	freedom of these men, and this proclamation was given nearly two and one-half
21	21	years after the Emancipation Proclamation was declared; and
22	22	Whereas, slavery in the United States lasted over 250 years and enslaved
23	23	millions of African Americans in horrific conditions throughout all regions in the
24	24	United States, including in Wisconsin, where hundreds of slaves were held illegally;
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26	26	Whereas, Juneteenth Day is officially observed in 47 states across the country,
27	27	and Juneteenth Day has come to signify a celebration of African American freedom,
28	28	achievement, and history; and
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47	47	Whereas, Wisconsin has one of the nation's oldest and longest running
48	48	Juneteenth celebrations due to Milwaukee's first celebration in 1971, which began
49	49	when then-Northcott staff member Margaret Rogers told others how much she had
50	50	enjoyed a Juneteenth Day celebration in Georgia. Based on Rogers's experience,
51	51	Northcott decided to begin a similar tradition in Milwaukee—spearheaded in its
52	52	early days by festival executive director Marvin Hannah and coordinator Jan
53	53	Kemp-Cole—and the festival soon became the unofficial opening of summer; and
54	54	Whereas, Juneteenth Day brings the African American community and
55	55	persons of all races together in the fight for equality, and it is important as legislators
56	56	to promote solidarity in this effort; and
57	57	Whereas, Juneteenth Day is typically celebrated in ways such as public
58	58	readings of the Emancipation Proclamation, educational activities, parades,
59	59	community festivals, and family gatherings; and
60	60	Whereas, Juneteenth Day provides a time for a reflection on the history of the
61	61	institution of slavery in the United States and Wisconsin, provides an opportunity
62	62	to educate Americans about the history of slavery and emancipation, and provides
63	63	an occasion to celebrate the continuing advancement of African Americans and
64	64	freedom in the United States; now, therefore, be it
65	65	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the legislature
66	66	hereby proclaims June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin.
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