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Gonzales mayor proclaims June 19, 2025 as Juneteenth
Summary
Mayor Timothy Tim Raleigh read a proclamation recognizing June 19, 2025 as Juneteenth in Gonzales, citing emancipation history and the city's commitment to addressing systemic racial inequities.
The Gonzales mayor read a proclamation recognizing June 19, 2025 as Juneteenth in Gonzales, calling it "freedom day" and urging continued efforts to address historic and ongoing racial inequities.
The proclamation recited the Emancipation Proclamation and the 1865 arrival of Union troops in Texas and described Juneteenth as a moment to celebrate Black economic and civic advancement while acknowledging long‑running systemic harms including Jim Crow, sharecropping and redlining. Mayor Timothy Tim Raleigh signed and presented the proclamation and invited a photo opportunity following the reading.
