City to raise Juneteenth Flag in advance of holiday festivities
City offices to be closed for first time in recognition of Juneteenth
Tomorrow – Friday, June 16 the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works will once again raise the Juneteenth flag above the City Hall complex. Juneteenth Day is a nationwide celebration commemorating freedom proclaimed to all enslaved people of African descent in the South by Union General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, nearly two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Juneteenth flag was first raised at the City Hall complex in 2020 and has been raised every year since.
The City will further recognize Juneteenth Day this year. For the first time ever City offices will be closed in recognition of Juneteenth. In an effort led by Alderwoman Coggs last year, the Common Council unanimously passed a resolution making Juneteenth Day an official City holiday. Juneteenth had previously been an optional holiday for City employees.
“My sincere hope is that beyond June 19, when the celebrating is done, people will reflect and learn from this history, and I am thankful that this year, as a city, we will recognize Juneteenth in a greater way,” said Alderwoman Coggs.
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