Al Edwards (March 19, &#;April 29, ) was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District from and
Edwards ran as a Democratic candidate for District of the Texas House of Representatives and lost in the Democratic primary election.
Edwards died on April 29, [1]
Biography
As a legislator, Edwards was known for authoring a bill creating a state holiday to recognize the date of June 19, , also known as Juneteenth, which was the day that slaves found out they were freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. In between his sessions in the Texas House of Representatives, Edwards worked on the presidential campaigns of Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. in and [2] Outside of politics, Edwards' professional experience included working in advertising, public relations, and real estate, and as an ordained minister. He received a bachelor's degree from Texas Southern University and was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.[3][2]
Committee assignments
- HB - Relating to preparation of public school students to enter the workforce.
- HB - Relating to establishing legislative district volunteer emergency response teams.
"THE FATHER OF JUNETEENTH"
State Representative, Hon. Albert Ely Edwards was born in Houston, Texas on March 19, Edwards is the sixth child out of the sixteen children born to Reverend E. L. Edwards, Sr. and Josephine Radford Edwards. He graduated from Phyllis Wheatley High School, and attended Texas Southern University, earning his B.A. degree in
At the age of forty-one, Edwards entered politics and was elected to the Texas State Legislature from Houston’s House District His first major goal was to ensure the establishment of a holiday that recognized the emancipation of slavery. In , legislation recognizing Juneteenth Day, initiated by Edwards, passed the Texas State Legislature and was signed into law. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday in fourteen states of the United States. Celebrated on June 19th, it commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. While serving in the legislature, Edwards also founded his own real estate company.
Though deeply involved with local issues, Edwards remained active in many issues outside the Texas State Legislature. In , Edwards was appointed as
March 19, &#; April 29,
State Representative, Honorable Albert Ely Edwards Sr. was born March 19, in Houston Texas. He was born the sixth child of sixteen children to Reverend E. L. Edwards, Sr. and Josephine Radford Edwards.
Edwards attended Phillis Wheatley High School (Houston, TX) and continued his education at Texas Southern University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Edwards received a Physical Therapy Certification from Tuskegee Institute and an Honorary Degree from the University of Belize in In Edwards obtained a Doctor of Divinity Degree.
Blessed to be raised in a loving Christian home, Edwards accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. His faith was grounded at Community Baptist Church in Acres Home under the leadership of his father, Reverend E.L. Edwards, Sr. He attended Progressive New Hope Baptist Church in Houston, TX for over 60 years and was an ordained minister under Pastor L.L. Atkins, Sr. in
In , Edwards married Katie Jackson and to that union was born Rosalind. In he married Barbara and to that union was born Alicia & Marla. In , Albert married Lana Cloth and to that union of 25 years were born Albert Ely II, Jason Kiamba, and Alan
Don’t Let the Left Ruin Juneteenth’s True Meaning
America on Wednesday will celebrate Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the fourth time. Yet the holiday, born out of bipartisanship, is becoming more divisive each year. The left has co-opted Juneteenth to push for radical racial policies like reparations and exclude most Americans from its celebration. As a result, many conservatives now oppose the federal holiday.
But in the eyes of this Texas historian, it’s a mistake to abandon a unifying national holiday to the manipulations of the Left. We should instead do what conservatives are best at: get back to the roots.
Until the last four years, Juneteenth was an uncontroversial celebration of American freedom and the end of slavery in Texas. The holiday commemorates the day General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, informing Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the state’s slaves, and marking the end of slavery in the Confederacy. The next year, in , residents of Galveston began celebrating “Jubilee Day,” which eventually became what we know as Juneteenth. In , Al Edwards, a Democratic state representative from Houston, sponsored legisl
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