I think everybody saw this as something that would be an important symbolic gesture and a way to reach out to people of different races and to say, I know that Juneteenth has been -- has been celebrated within the African American community around the country, in Texas, and elsewhere. But frankly, this is something I think all Americans can celebrate. And hopefully this will promote greater understanding into the history.
John Cornyn discusses the significance of making Juneteenth a national holiday as a symbolic gesture for racial understanding.
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