Full Text of HR1094 095th General Assembly
HR1094 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The institution of slavery was terminated in a | 3 |
| complex series of
events occurring during and immediately after | 4 |
| the Civil War; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 19th, 1865, the last of the slaves held in | 6 |
| bondage in the
United States were set free; and
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| WHEREAS, All Americans benefit from and all Americans | 8 |
| should remember and
celebrate the ending of slavery and the | 9 |
| joining together of all of our people
in freedom; and
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| WHEREAS, Our free enterprise system is fundamentally at | 11 |
| odds with slavery and
has
been strengthened by its elimination; | 12 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, The African-American Cultural and Genealogical | 14 |
| Society of Illinois, located in Decatur,
began in 1993 with 25 | 15 |
| charter members; membership has grown to over 150 and the
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| organization is the only one of its kind in downstate Illinois | 17 |
| and is a
non-profit organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Because it is essential that all citizens learn | 19 |
| about African-American history,
a splendid and glorious story | 20 |
| often not taught in our public and private
schools, the Society |
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| helps to stimulate interest in African history in general,
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| which pre-dates 5000 B.C., and comprises the early history of | 3 |
| all mankind;
thus,
the Society serves the entire community; and
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| WHEREAS, No single Day of Remembrance is currently | 5 |
| established for the
celebration of slavery's end; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States currently celebrates two | 7 |
| national Days of
Remembrance, "Flag Day" and "Pearl Harbor | 8 |
| Day"; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Texas and six other states currently | 10 |
| celebrate
"Juneteenth" on June 19th of each year to recall the | 11 |
| end of slavery; and
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| WHEREAS, Each year, the African-American Cultural and | 13 |
| Genealogical Society of
Illinois presents its Juneteenth | 14 |
| Celebration National
Freedom Day Family Festival in memory of | 15 |
| founding board member Judith Bond;
this year, the organization | 16 |
| will present its 15th Annual Juneteenth Family
Festival | 17 |
| Celebration in Decatur on June 21, 2008; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| recognize the African-American Cultural and Genealogical | 21 |
| Society of Illinois, and we commend the group for its work in |
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| the education of the citizens of Illinois regarding the rich | 2 |
| cultural heritage of African Americans; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the
African-American Cultural and Genealogical | 5 |
| Society of Illinois and its Director, Evelyn Hood of Decatur, | 6 |
| as an expression
of our respect and esteem and with best wishes | 7 |
| for the success of the
Juneteenth Celebration.
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