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Newark proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day and hears remarks from community leaders
3804444 · June 13, 2025
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Mayor Michael Hamm presented a Juneteenth proclamation recognizing Opal Lee's activism; community speakers emphasized Juneteenth's meaning and called for continued work on justice, equity and inclusion.
Mayor Michael Hamm read a proclamation declaring June 19, 2025, Juneteenth Freedom Day in Newark and invited local community leaders to speak on the holiday's significance.
The proclamation recounted that on June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and that subsequent constitutional amendments between 1865…
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