Emancipation proclamation which was issued eight months later. On this day 157 years ago an act for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District Of Columbia became law. The d. C. Emancipation act and enslavery in washington, d. C. Freeing 3,100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the nations capitol. 8 1 2 months later president lincoln sign said the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a praups of hope, freedom and justice that continues to inspire a
Frees 3100 enslaved individuals. For the past year as war raged between the union and the confederacy opponents of slavery had decried the scandal of slavery continuing to exist within the Nations Capital. Eight and a half month later, president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation which did not free all enslaved persons but sent a powerful signal that slavery would no longer be tolerated. The emancipation proclamation has assumed a place among the greatest arguments of human freedom. The story of the emancipation proclamation is one that would help to redefine freedom and eventually change the course of history. Both the proclamation and the d. C. Legislation represent a promise of hope, freedom, and justice that continues to inspire and resonate with the American People more than 150 years after its creation. Now its my pleasure to welcome the reverend thomas brown to the stage. He is the director of the office of religious affairs and the executive office of the mayor. And t
Over the years. Again, im not a Law Enforcement tactician, but it is strange that how long we have waited here and decisionmaking protocols a part of that. The unfolding situation as they discover more intelligence about the way the encampment is set up, what if any weapons are in the encampment. Law enforcement are confused as to why this is taking so long. That is the bottom line. Its taking a long time. More than 24 hours since we saw a riot in that very spot take place and nothing in effect has been done since then. Todd were all confused. Jonathan hunt, thank you. 2 01 pacific time. This is thursday morning, you are looking live at campus of ucla, right now lapd and california Highway Patrol are c confronting protesters on the campus of ucla. The most recent information it appeared the lapd was retreating after initially moving in on some of the ucla protesters. Bring in william at the ucla campus for the latest on what hes seeing. William. Todd, they might be redeploying, weve be
Feed. This morning, how facebook is responding. Sight to behold. That is a ninehour flight sunrise right there. Every minute of it. Matt and al take in the Natural Beauty of new mexicos stunning white sands. The next stop on our celebration of 100 years of National Parks. Today, tuesday, may 10th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a Tuesday Morning. Matt and al are at the breathtaking White Sands National monument. Natalie and i are camping out at studio 1a. Thank you for bringing us the star wars set. Yeah, it is. Its like something from another planet. It really is. Its going to be one of the most beautiful sights on this planet in about 30 minutes, when the sun comes up and hopefully warms things up around here. Thats right. And this is actually the star of this show. Its called gypsum, and its whats covering 275 square mi
This morning, how facebook is responding. Sight to behold. That is a ninehour flight sunrise right there. Every minute of it. Matt and al take in the Natural Beauty of new mexicos stunning white sands. The next stop on our celebration of 100 years of National Parks. Today, tuesday, may 10th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to a special split edition of today on a tuesday morning. Matt and al are at the breathtaking White Sands National monument in new mexico. Natalie and i are camping out at studio 1a. Thank you for bringing us the star wars set. Yeah, it is. Its like something from another planet. It really is. Its going to be one of the most beautiful sights on this planet in about 30 minutes, when the sun comes up and hopefully warms things up around here. Thats right. And this is actually the star of this show. Its gipsome, covering 275 square miles of incre