RESOLUTION NO. 54
AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ALBANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE JUNETEENTH AS A COUNTY HOLIDAY
Introduced: 2/8/21
By Mr. Clay, Ms. Chapman, Messrs. Efekoro, Fein, Ms. McLaughlin, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Willingham, Messrs. A. Joyce, Feeney, Beston, Bruschi, Cleary, Commisso, Ethier, R. Joyce, Ms. Lekakis, Mr. Mayo, Ms. McLean Lane, Messrs. Miller, O'Brien, Peter, Ms. Plotsky, Messrs. Reidy, Reinhardt, Ricard, Smit, Ward, Burgdorf, Domalewicz, Drake, Grimm, Kuhn, Ms. Lockart, Messrs. Mauriello, Perlee, Touchette, Tunny and Ms. Whalen:
WHEREAS, The news of liberation of slaves came to Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, and
WHEREAS, African-Americans across the state were made aware of their right to freedom on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston with federal troops to read General Order No. 3 announcing the end of the Civil War and that all enslaved people were now free, as well as to maintain a presence in Texas for the purpose of enforcement of emancipation among slave-owners throughout the state, and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth Independence Day celebrations have been held to honor African-American freedom while encouraging self-development and respect for all cultures, and
WHEREAS, The faith and strength of character demonstrated by former slaves and the descendants of former slaves remain an example for all people of the United States, regardless of background, religion, or race, and
WHEREAS, Slavery was not officially abolished until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in December 1865, and
WHEREAS, Over the course of its history, the United States has grown into a symbol of democracy and freedom around the world, and
WHEREAS, By Resolution No. 136-b for 1999, this Honorable Body adopted employee rules and reg...
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