so, juneteenth, that order, is linked to the declaration. it is linked to the fourth of july. it is not a substitute for the fourth of july. nobody well, you know, there may be some people out there. but there s no reason to think that the people who are proponents of juneteenth want to get rid of fourth of july. african-american people have been the most patriotic people in this country. thank you. we have had the deepest faith in this country, from the very beginning. and took the words of the declaration, when they came, seriously. seriously. yes. and have always tried to make them yeah always tried to make tell real. so that s that s not true. that s a misunderstanding. that s that s not the right presentation of what is going on here. and that is why people need to know the full history of the country country, professor. you just taught a lesson right there and everyone should listen to. but i have got to ask you, before i let you go, about
homes of people all across america. and i know, you know, i sit here every night and i talk to you about these issues. about the insurrection, about racism, whatever, and sometimes i feel like i m preaching. but if i don t say it, who will? and i m not saying it just because i want to say it or i m making things up. this is the truth about america. this is part of our history. so, i m going to keep saying it, as long as i have this platform. and that s going to be for a while. i am a completely emancipated person. so, there ya go. an american. happy juneteenth, y all. president biden calling on americans to view juneteenth as a day of reflection, and fighting for equality for all americans. up next, the woman who literally wrote the book on juneteenth and was at the white house, today, to bear witness.
hey google, turn up the heat. . president biden signing into law a bill making juneteenth a national holiday. even a small georgia town where the kkk was founded will be celebrating juneteenth this year. cnn s martin savidge has the story. reporter: 80-year-old gloria brown remembers when hundreds of
were enslaved and that they were beaten, they were sold, they weren t able to accrue wealth. and they weren t able to go to school. they weren t able to go vote. you think that makes them feel good? so, the folks on the other side, stoop making it about you. and be curious, instead of judgmental. that s all. right. and look, conservatives say they are all about the principles that reformation is about. don t you want your kids given an avenue to dignity? and for them to see what abolitionists were about? and what it is to fight the good fight for the best of reasons. to celebrate your own brothers and sisters in humanity. isn t that what you are taking them to church for? see, every sunday. we could have a whole conversation about this. every sunday, you know, people go do it on the handoff. we will. we re supposed to be seeing each other s humanity. and loving each other, and opening up and learning about each other. but yet, and still, you know what happens. i got to go.
fourth of july. and you actually think the two holidays complement each other. explain that. they do comp they complement one another. i don t know who they are but i know i have no intention. nobody i know has any intention of replacing the fourth of july. we celebrated juneteenth and the fourth of july, when i was growing up. the interesting thing about it, the order that gordon granger issued, general order number three, talks about the end of slavery. but then, he says that the former-enslaved people would occupy basically, be in a state of absolute equality with their former enslavers. he didn t say enslavers. he said masters. but you get the idea. and that s important because that phrase links to the emancipation proclamation. it links to abraham lincoln, who used the declaration of independence, which we celebrate on july 4th, to talk about equality. the importance of equality and creating a new birth of freedom in the united states of america.