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Congressional Record—House H7353 July 24, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7353 here on her own to take meetings at bers have 5 legislative days to revise the Civil War. I want to thank Ms. Car- the White House and who now has a and extend their remarks and include rier as an educator, historian, and au- White House special assistant on speed extraneous materials on the measure thor with expertise in African Amer- dial; Congressman KILILI SABLAN for under consideration. ican music, Texas history, and heritage his assistance in moving this bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tourism. through the process; my predecessors objection to the request of the gen- I also thank Ms. Eileen Lawal for her for laying much groundwork over tleman from Guam? April 2019 oral testimony before the many years that brings us to this in- There was no objection. Natural Resources Committee in an flection point; my leadership counter- Mr. SAN NICOLAS. Mr. Speaker, I amazing, passionate expression of how parts in Guam; the speaker of the Leg- yield myself such time as I may con- vital this trail will be. Ms. Lawal is the islature of Guam and the Republican sume. president Houston Freedmen’s Town Party of Guam, who recognized and en- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 434, introduced by Conservancy, whose mission is to pro- dorsed this very important bipartisan Representative JACKSON LEE of Texas, tect and preserve the history of Freed- measure. celebrates the freedom of the last men’s Town. Lastly, I want to thank the senior American slaves by authorizing the I also thank the Mayor of the city of citizens of Guam, our war survivors study of an approximately 51-mile Houston, Sylvester Turner; Commis- whose sacrifices, patience, and for- route for inclusion as a national his- sioner Rodney Ellis; the mayor of the titude have given us the strength and toric trail in the National Trails Sys- city of Galveston; my colleague, my inspiration to bring this to closure on tem. The study will examine the suit- original cosponsor, Congressman their behalf. ability of designating the Emanci- WEBER, who represents the Galveston I urge my colleagues to support the pation National Historic Trail from area. legislation, and I yield back the bal- Galveston to Freedmen’s Town in The work of H.R. 434 will result in ance of my time. Houston. only the second trail in the United States that chronicles the experience The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Nearly 21⁄2 years after President Lin- question is on the motion offered by coln’s Emancipation Proclamation, of African Americans. the gentleman from Guam (Mr. SAN United States General Gordon Granger I am hoping that this will move swiftly through the United States NICOLAS) that the House suspend the rode into Galveston, Texas, to an- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1365, as nounce the freedom of the last Amer- House, then to the United States Sen- ate, and then is signed by the President amended. ican slaves. The question was taken; and (two- Upon gaining their freedom, many of of the United States. Currently, the National Park Service thirds being in the affirmative) the the 250,000 newly freed slaves traversed only has one national historic trail rules were suspended and the bill, as the route from Galveston to Freed- which centers on the African American amended, was passed. men’s Town in Houston, spreading the experience. It is a Selma to Mont- A motion to reconsider was laid on news to neighboring communities. This the table. gomery National Historic Trail which bill is a fitting tribute that honors the covers a 54-mile path between Selma f historic journey and lasting legacy of and Montgomery. EMANCIPATION NATIONAL the last American slaves. But as slaves lived in this land from HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY ACT I want to thank the gentlewoman 1619 to 1865 as slaves, a 250-year his- from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for Mr. SAN NICOLAS. Mr. Speaker, I tory, to think only one trail would championing this important legislation commemorate that historic moment— move to suspend the rules and pass the and for her hard work moving this bill bill (H.R. 434) to designate the Emanci- although a moment in history that all through the legislative process. of us are saddened by—it is important pation National Historic Trail, and for I strongly support passing this bill. other purposes, as amended. to capture the bravery, the courage, I yield such time as she may consume the strength of those families who The Clerk read the title of the bill. to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. The text of the bill is as follows: managed to stay together. JACKSON LEE). H.R. 434 The establishment of the Emanci- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I pation National Historic Trail will be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- thank the gentleman very much for resentatives of the United States of America in the second trail for which the National Congress assembled, yielding, and I thank him for his lead- Park Services would have responsi- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ership and the leadership of Chairman bility and, again, would tell the won- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emancipation GRIJALVA, for the full committee, and, derful story for future generations of National Historic Trail Study Act’’. certainly, the ranking member for his the rich history of this Nation and the SEC. 2. EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC courtesies. role that African Americans played in TRAIL STUDY. I thank the manager tonight, a friend the economic, political, religious, cul- Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act from Utah, for their kindness in yield- tural, and governmental efforts of this (16 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the ing to me. This is an emotional mo- Nation. It ties into the work that we end the following: ment for me and, as well, for many in ‘‘(47) EMANCIPATION NATIONAL HISTORIC are continuing to do. TRAIL.—The Emancipation National Historic my constituency, and I am delighted to The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the be able to rise to give strong support to Trail Study Act would pave the way to Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Gal- H.R. 434, the Emancipation National working to establish an important veston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Historic Trail Study Act. story. It will go 51 miles from the his- Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s I thank all of the Members, as I have toric Osterman Building and Reedy Town, then to Independence Heights and Eman- indicated, and also thank Congress- Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along cipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the woman HAALAND, chair of the Natural migration route taken by newly freed slaves and Highway 3 and Interstate 45, all the other persons of African descent from the major Resources Committee’s Subcommittee way up to Freedmen’s Town and Eman- 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the on National Parks, Forests, and Public cipation Park and Independence burgeoning community of Freedmen’s Town, lo- Lands, for holding the hearing that al- Heights, which was the first city orga- cated in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas.’’. lowed the committee to learn of the nized by African Americans here in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- strong support enjoyed by H.R. 434 and Southwest region. ant to the rule, the gentleman from the hard work of dedicated historic H.R. 434 requires that we study the Guam (Mr. SAN NICOLAS) and the gen- preservationists to preserve the rich post-Civil War history of newly freed tleman from Utah (Mr. CURTIS) each history of former slaves. slaves in a major slave-holding State will control 20 minutes. I also thank Naomi Mitchell Carrier following the largest military cam- The Chair recognizes the gentleman of Houston, Texas, for her stalwart ef- paign waged on domestic soil in the from Guam. forts to share the stories of newly freed history of the United States. GENERAL LEAVE slaves who settled in Freedmen’s Town, It is important to take note of the Mr. SAN NICOLAS. Mr. Speaker, I a section of Houston, to begin their fact that those of us west of the Mis- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- lives as free persons during the end of sissippi did not know that Abraham VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:16 Jul 25, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.143 H24JYPT1 H7354 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2019 Lincoln had freed the slaves until 1865. years of planning and construction and cause The Gregory School currently holds Captain Granger came to the shores over 100 years of struggle, to see the and has held a very unique place in the his- and said to us in 1865, those of our an- history of former slaves as part of the tories of Texas, Houston, and Freedmen’s complex of the museums of the Smith- Town/Fourth Ward history for more than 152 cestors, that they had been freed. years. In a second inaugural address, Presi- sonian that began in 1915. In 2009, The Gregory School was estab- dent Abraham Lincoln declared that I am proud to say that one of my lished by the Houston Public Library as an slavery was America’s original sin: predecessors, the Honorable Mickey African American Research and Archival ‘‘Yet, if God wills that it continue Leland, was the first to seek to estab- Center in Houston’s Historic Fourth Ward or until all the wealth piled by the bonds- lish a museum dealing with slaves.
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