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
i couldn t comprehend wha was happening. i couldn t sleep losing my husband. it s an image that is neve gonna go away. a father out for a walk wit his son. i heard shots very loud shots. the child survives, the father doesn t all he was asking was honey, tell me how s the baby is the baby okay? it was an execution yes the killers never caught. we re waiting for a phone call, waiting for a break. nothing was coming in. then, one month later another shooting the victim the dead man s partner and no question this time wh the killer was i panicked because i though he was reaching for his gun an that s when i shot was it self-defense the lead detective kept telling us, everyone s life is in danger. or was it something else? it s a lousy excuse to kill somebody what secrets were stored on this tape? when he come out, i was ready. villain i just couldn t believe wha i heard. or victim hug your family kiss your children you don t know when y
. still no arrest in the murde of general hospital star johnny wachter and this morning his ex fiancé is making an emotional plea for justice. these criminals cannot keep being on the street and they can t keep being sent back if you re watching. be met you shot the wrong guy. we can get a real job. i know the job life is hard, bu were all in it together. she will join us live on fox & friends first with more of he message to jenny s killers. plus criminal case hits bac to court for a hearing this afternoon as the world s number one golfer faces charges for allegedly assaulting a louisville police officer the new comments from both sides. judge judy has some career advisor for gen-z years that yo do not want to miss. if you have a bunch of kids entering the workforce that say i like to work past 4:00 o clock , i don t work on saturday. sunday is football. that somebody will notice that. it s quite a comment in quite a hacker. for watching fox & friends firs on we
that is right, juneteenth a global celebration for freedom. shout out to jimmy jam. give me some lab. we are all here. right now, we go around the. world we will have a little bit of new orleans. if you are ready, put your hands together for big freedia . you know what i m saying, when you pull up you walking in with that new attitude you feeling like a hunnid dollar bill like new money, ya dig? (walk wit her, dip wit her) walked in lookin like a hunnid dollar bill (uh-huh) new money, that s how i feel (come on) yeah, i m bump-bump-bumpin for