3.2 Proclamation JuneteenthPROCLAMATION
SALINA JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
WHEREAS, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863,
declaring the slaves in Confederate territory free, paving the way for the passing of the 13th
Amendment which formally abolished slavery in the United States ofAmerica; and
WHEREAS, word about the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was delayed some two and
one half years, to June 19, 1865, in reaching authorities and African Americans in the South and
Southwestern United States; and
WHEREAS, Emancipation Day observations are held on different days in different states in the
South and Southwest and in other parts of the nation; and
WHEREAS, June 19th has a special meaning to African Americans, and is called "JUNETEENTH"
combining the words June and Nineteenth, and has been celebrated by the African American
community for over 150 years; and
WHEREAS, in Kansas emancipation was initiated at the First Baptist Church in Leavenworth,
Kansas in 1862, by The Kansas Emancipation League. Their primary goal was "to bring about
emancipation throughout the whole land."
WHEREAS, the annual Juneteenth celebration in the City of Salina will take place at
St. John's Missionary Baptist Church on June 18, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Trent Davis, M.D., Mayor of the City of Salina, Kansas, do hereby declare
June 18, 2022, as
JUNETEENTH
in the City of Salina, Kansas, and urge all citizens to become more aware of the significance of this
celebration in African American History and in the heritage of our nation and City.
Signed this 13th day June, 2022, at the City of Salina, State of Kansas in the witness thereof the
seal and signature of the c,`ty are affixed.
Trent W. Davis, M.D., Mayor