So really great to see you and of course, today is juneteenth. I want to ask you, how are you marking it . Im having a great time. As a matter of fact, Corporate America consulted me two or three weeks ago to say, who would you get to talk about juneteenth . I would be happy to do that because i lived juneteenth. Im originally from texas and that was the place where juneteenth started. 1865 when the word came down that there had been the signing of the emancipation proclamation 2. 5 years earlier but as it is with texans, we never got the word. My ancestors celebrated that texas had become a center of the source of the rodeos, parades, baseball games, barbecues, the welldressed and all the things doing what you call a real independent state celebration, thats what juneteenth really is and i love selling it. A lot more people are starting to become aware and celebrate with the black community. As we watch this years scope, its so different that we talk about Companies Giving employees t
The police raid on the new york city gave are unassuming riot, u. S. Commission on civil rights, hosts a talk untitled so mullet 50. Next on American History tv, the u. S. Commission on civil rights hosts a talk titled, stonewall at 50 the movement for lgbt civil rights by historian and author david carter. Stonewall was a sixday gay rights uprising that began during a police raid on june 28, 1969 in new york citys Greenwich Village. We will now turn to our next iteration of the commission speaker series, this one titled stonewall at 50 the movement for lgbt civil rights. Thank you for the topic. June has come to be known as pride month. Street demonstrations began at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in new york city. Many view these demonstrations as a critical moment in the struggle for lgbt civil rights. In june 2016, in recognition of that history, president barack obama, declared a monument at the Stonewall Inn. We will hear more about how this was a catalyst for the lgbt ri
City gay bar and ensuing riot, the u. S. Commission on civil rights hosted a discussion titled stonewall at 50, the movement for lgbt civil rights. This is an hour. Well now turn to our next iteration of the commission speaker series. This is titled stonewall at 50, the movement for lgbt civil rights. I thank the commissioner for suggesting this months speaker topic. June, as we know, has come to be known as pride month, and the reason for that stretches back now 50 years. On june 28th, 1969, street demonstrations for lesbian and gay civil rights began at the Stonewall Inn, in greenwich village, in new york city. Many view these demonstrations as a critical moment in the movement for lgbt civil rights. In june 2016, in recognition of that history, president barack obama proclaimed a site near the former Stonewall Inn a national monument. Today, well hear more about the momentous events at stonewall and how they served as a catalyst for the lgbt Civil Rights Movement. As evidenced by th
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