SiteTitle | • | Governor Pat Quinns Administration Commemorates Juneteenth | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 June 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Today on the 149th anniversary of June tenth, the Administration of Governor Pat Quinn hosted the State of Illinois sixth annual celebration of the holiday which commemorates the abolition of slavery in the United States. The festive event, tied to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, was held in the Concourse of the James R. Thompson Center. The theme for this years celebration is Were All In This Together and echoes Governor Quinns agenda of inclusion. | | | | Date Created: | 06-19-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 721**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000053397 Original UID: 174669 FIRST WORD: Governor | |
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