Celebration for freedom. Now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. In 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its Breaking Point over slavery and statehood, and The Civil War began. On january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of The Civil War, president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the confederate controlled states were now free. The proclamation also granted black men access into a struggling union army. By the end of the war, more than 200,000 black soldiers, known as the United States colored troops, had enlisted, becoming instrumental to the unions victory. The civil war officially ended in april of 1865, but it wasnt until june 19th of that year, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that thousands of colored troops arrived in galveston texas, to read general or
celebration for freedom. now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. in 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its breaking point over slavery and statehood, and the civil war began. on january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of the civil war, president abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the confederate controlled states were now free. the proclamation also granted black men access into a struggling union army. by the end of the war, more than 200,000 black soldiers, known as the united states colored troops, had enlisted, becoming instrumental to the union s victory. the civil war officially ended in april of 1865, but it wasn t until june 19th of that year, two years after the emancipation proclamation, that thousands of colored troops arrived in galveston texas, to rea
extinguishing actions that need to be taken and we have not received an adequate response. we will pressure the government until we expect what we need to manage the expected influgs. ashley: doug luzader has more. doug: scrambling ahead of this thursday deadline on both sides of the border. we ve seen long lines in texas, hundreds of immigrants, that is just a fraction of the thousands that come across everyday. the administration has claimed the border is closed and secure and blaming congress. the president has taken action on this issue of the border since day one and what we re seeing from republican officials and from congress, they want to play politics and not deal with an issue that has challenged us for decades. this is nothing new and challenged us for decades and the president is doing everything in his power and he needs congress to act. doug: the white house says they have been prepared, but the situation is out of control. the chief of border patrol sha
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