Sheila Jackson Lee tweeted the following:
"Today, a group of strong Americans are walking in support of that repair and reconciliation and peacefully expressing their support of the H.R. 40 legislation establish a Commission to Study Slavery and Develop Reparation Proposals Act"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Sheila Jackson Lee:
"and then his additional Order by General Granger to free the slaves on June 19, 1865, at Galveston for the States that had refused to acknowledge his order. It is also important to take note that the efforts to restore the lives of the former slaves never prevailed."Read on Twitter
"Presidents Day March for HR 40"Read on Twitter
"As we recognize Presidents Day, we are reminded of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves first in 1863;"Read on Twitter
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