between them becomes that of employer and hired labor, unquote. that was general order number 3, read in galveston, texas, on june 19th, 1856, and with that, the last state to learn of abolition got the news. that general order is the reason for juneteenth celebrations across the country days after it was made a federal holiday. on thursday, president biden signed the federal designation into law. by making juneteenth a federal holiday, all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress and grapple with the distance we ve come. but the distance we have to travel. if you re not familiar with juneteenth, don t panic, we ll explain it further to you in a minute. but the bill to make it a federal holiday passed with overwhelming support. 14 republican lawmakers voted against it in the house. the signing caps off a busy week in congress, a compromise from senator joe manchin to protect voting rights gained the support of stacey abram
we ll discuss it with their new pastor, ed litton. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. quote, the people of texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation of the executive of the united states, all slaves are free. this involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves and the connection heretofore between them becomes that of employer and hired labor, unquote. that was general order number 3, read in galveston, texas, on june 19th, 1856, and with that, the last state to learn of abolition got the news. that general order is the reason for juneteenth celebrations across the country days after it was made a federal holiday. on thursday, president biden signed the federal designation into law. by making juneteenth a federal holiday, all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress and grapple with the distan
Officer Hector Delgado was charged Friday with first-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace, and following too closely with a motor vehicle.
Officer Hector Delgado was charged Friday with first-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace, and following too closely with a motor vehicle.