2005 House Bill 5058

Mandate school “Juneteenth” lessons in all grades

Introduced in the House

July 13, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Carl Williams (D-95)

To require public schools to teach in all grades about “Juneteenth,” a commemoration of June 19, 1865, which is considered the date on which news of the abolition of slavery reached slaves in the western states.

Referred to the Committee on Education