Recognizing the anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment and encouraging the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities and to observe the anniversary annually with appropriate programs and activities.

Recognizes the 140th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution on December 6, 1865, and encourages the American people to educate and instill pride and purpose into their communities about the history of liberation and the civil rights movement in the United States.