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,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjad ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1  
,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 
,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4          
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,danny  
,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( 
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4    
,veasey1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,wilson (     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1    
,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 
,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mrs4       
,beatty1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1   
,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4
 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1  
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 (
 ,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4    
,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 & ,mr4 ,nolan7     
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,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution           
,recogniz+ ,june #ai1 #bjad1 z ?is ye>'s
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,proclamation1 :i* 0 issu$ on ,janu>y   
#a1 #ahfc1 & mon?s aft] ! conclusion ( !
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,gordon ,grang] arriv$ 9 ,galve/on1     
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t ! enslav$ 7 free2 ,:]eas              
,african-,am]icans :o _h be5 slaves 9 ! 
,s\?we/ celebrat$ ,june #ai?1 commonly  
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enc\ragem5t = future g5]ations2 ,:]eas =
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recognizes ! hi/orical significance (   
,junete5? ,indep5d5ce ,day to ! ,nation2
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programs2 &  7#b7 x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives t--  7,a7 !           
celebration ( ! end ( slav]y is an      
important & enri*+ "p ( ! hi/ory &      
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hi/ory %\ld be reg>d$ z a means =       

und]/&+ ! pa/ & solv+ ! *all5ges ( !    
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