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  89R9251 TBO-D     By: Dutton H.C.R. No. 38       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger   arrived in Galveston with federal troops to provide military   support for Reconstruction efforts and to enforce President Abraham   Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; that same day, General   Granger read publicly his General Order No. 3, which proclaimed   that all slaves were undeniably free from that date onward and that   there would be "an absolute equality of rights and rights of   property between former masters and slaves"; and          WHEREAS, The proclamation sought to break the physical chains   that bound slaves to their masters, but it could not sufficiently   address the mental shackles that prevented many former slaveowners   from truly accepting the freedom of former slaves; over time, the   racist ideology engendered by former slaveowners has remained   pervasive in American society; and          WHEREAS, Each year, the State of Texas observes Confederate   Heroes Day on January 19 to commemorate the lives of Confederate   President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee as well as   Confederate soldiers who died during the Civil War; opponents of   the holiday have spoken out about the need to preserve history   without glorifying individuals who fought to keep slaves in   bondage; and          WHEREAS, Eliminating Confederate Heroes Day and creating   Confederate Freedom Day would symbolize the state's commitment to   the values of liberty and equality, and the new holiday would help   to unite Texans in the fight against institutional racism and   discrimination; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby express support for designating January 19 as Confederate   Freedom Day.