Members of Utah's Black community joined together and sang 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' raising the Juneteenth flag over the Salt Lake City & County Building.
SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's Black community joined together and sang"Lift Every Voice and Sing," raising the Juneteenth flag over the Salt Lake City & County Building.
Utah was one of the first states to formally recognize Juneteenth. Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, passed the resolution with overwhelming support in the Utah State Legislature. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached slaves in Texas — two years after it was issued. Speakers at Monday's event reminded people that"Black history is America's history" and that while they honor those who came before them, they must continue to speak out against injustice.
Civil rights activist Betty Sawyer, who leads the Project Success Coalition, called for people to stand up and speak up now.
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