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
Like they wouldn t get it, like america won t ever get it. you tripped over your own family history but i love me some black folk. the police, the projects, fuji black freight black man and big feet. i love me some black folk. they are the people that were made that from the darkest parts of the sky. i for one truly love me. after the break, nelly hits the stage.
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they would dress up. they would get on their horses and their buggies, celebrating their freedom. they were very proud of being freed. today, emancipation park remains a historical site in the city of houston. and as new generations embrace its history, build new memories, and celebrate juneteenth, its existence serves as a reminder of what is truly possible with freedom. we owe it to not only ourselves but our children, our grandchildren, our great grandchildren, and to everybody around us to help them understand how important freedom is. welcome back to juneteenth, a global celebration for freedom. l.a., make some noise. my name is romeo from 95k morning show. we ve got a lot of special orders coming to the stage. but coming to the stage right now, he s the best in the game. he ain t never changed. y all better stand up, show some
Nobody told me the road would be easy. i don t believe he brought me this far to leave me. this is the white house s first juneteenth celebration. to me, making juneteenth a federal holiday wasn t just a symbolic gesture. it was a statement of fact for this country. i mean, we ve been celebrating for years. we ve been waiting on everybody else to catch up. we re celebrating juneteenth. we gather here at the steps from where the emancipation proclamation was signed to celebrate america s newest national holiday. it s a star-studded event. how could i not be here? it s a celebration? i think celebrating community and culture on a national stage is very important. i am here celebrating my ancestors. it s really nice that we get to be here today to celebrate juneteenth. this has been a very important holiday in the black culture for eye long time. imagine what this fight would have been like without the voice of the community.