2024-2232FILE RESOLUTION NO. 2024-2232
A resolution recognizing Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in the City of Janesville.
WHEREAS, in 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing cargo of enslaved
people from Africa; and
WHEREAS, Black people were bought and sold as slave labor for 250 years and suffered unspeakable acts of violence; and
WHEREAS, President Abraham Lincoln first issued the Emancipation Proclamation effective January 1, 1863, freeing enslaved people in the South. However, many southern enslavers ignored that order. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the president’s order, freeing enslaved people two and a half years after it was first decreed. This day has since come to be known as Juneteenth; and
WHEREAS, other systems of oppression, such as sharecropping, Jim Crow, redlining, mass incarceration, and anti-black violence throughout our Country’s history; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is a day to reflect on both bondage and freedom. It is, in equal measure, a remembrance of enslavement and subjugation, as well as a celebration of the promise of a brighter morning to come. In a continued effort to build equitable communities, the City of
Janesville joins with YWCA Rock County and other institutions and individuals who are committed to eliminating racism and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Janesville City Council on this 10th day of June 2024, hereby recognizing Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth in the City of Janesville, encouraging residents, local businesses, educators, and community and faith-based
organizations to celebrate diversity and advocate for the elimination of racism.
ADOPTED: June 10, 2024 ______
APPROVED:
Kevin M. Lahner, City Manager
ATTEST:
Lorena Rae Stottler, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: City Manager’s Office Prepared by: City Manager’s Office
Motion by: Squire
Second by: Williams
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Burdick
Jackson
Marshick
Miller
Neeno
Squire
Williams
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2024-2232 Juneteenth
Final Audit Report 2024-06-12
Created:2024-06-12
By:Carri Salus (salusc@ci.janesville.wi.us)
Status:Signed
Transaction ID:CBJCHBCAABAAS0bUwwr4rR9t2AKKGmjLAo1BbaxgBFZN
"2024-2232 Juneteenth" History
Document created by Carri Salus (salusc@ci.janesville.wi.us)
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Agreement completed.
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