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Happy Juneteenth
John L. Sampson
June 18, 2009
Senator John L. Sampson would like to wish you a HAPPY JUNETEENTH celebrating June 19, 1865, which marks the official end of slavery for African-Americans in the U. S., and the signing of Chap.#113 (2004) into law, which officially recognizes the oldest known African-American holiday in New York State.
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Senator John Sampson's Emergency Town Hall Meeting
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