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SR0035LRB104 07347 ECR 17387 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, January 1st marks the official day when enslaved 

3people were declared free following President Abraham 

4Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation; and

5 WHEREAS, The Confederate states were mandated to free the 

6slaves at midnight on January 1, 1863; however, it took nearly 

7two more years, until June 19, 1865, for many individuals to be 

8informed that they were free; this freedom mandate included 

9short-term and long-term contingencies for the Black and 

10Diaspora communities; and

11 WHEREAS, While Juneteenth is celebrated as the day 

12enslaved people learned of their freedom, January 1st will 

13forever be the official freedom date; and

14 WHEREAS, Frederick Douglass argued that freedom would be 

15empty if the formerly enslaved were not guaranteed the rights 

16and protections of American citizens; and

17 WHEREAS, Fannie Lou Hamer once said, "Nobody's free until 

18everybody's free"; and

19 WHEREAS, Acknowledging January 1st as the day enslaved 

20people officially received their freedom will enhance our 

SR0035- 2 -LRB104 07347 ECR 17387 r

1understanding of the oppression and challenges they faced, 

2including the denial of their rights and the struggle for 

3equality; therefore, be it

4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL 

5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare January 1, 

62026 as Black Diaspora Freedom Day in the State of Illinois to 

7educate, showcase, discuss, and mend fences between the Black 

8and Diaspora communities.

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