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Florida senator pushing to make Juneteenth state holiday

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OCOEE, Fla. – State Sen. Randolph Bracy has drafted a bill to make Juneteenth a holiday in Florida.“There is momentum to see these kinds of bills proposed and possibly passed.

There seems to be an awareness from people in the state people and across the country,” Bracy said.This year, Juneteenth has taken an even greater meaning because of the death of George Floyd and the calls for reform nationwide.“It’s a celebration that we have every year where we can commemorate the day when slaves were notified that they were freed almost two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation,” Bracy said.

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