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
You see, thats the American Flag intentionally flown upside down. It is flying outside the home of Justice Samuel alito now that choosing to do that is a known symbol of solidarity among trumps supporters who believed that the election was stolen. Now, tonight, alito is insisting that he had nothing to do with it, telling the New York Times quote, it was briefly placed by mrs. Alito in response to a neighbors use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard good science. Mrs. Alito, blaming his wife while the blame mrs. Alito excuse, is not flying with the chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, dick durbin saying a statement. He says a leader should recuse himself from any cases related to the 2020 election. Obviously that means the Immunity Case and the jack smith Case Derbin Rights in a statement flying an upside American Flag, a symbol of the socalled stop the steal movement, clearly creates the appearance of bias now, just to state the very obvious here for me, f
Us says no american troops set foot in gaza during the the operation. Thanks very much for watching. I will flutter in this room bronk next, Justice Samuel alito, throwing his wife under the bus is calls grow for him to recuse himself from any cases related to trump. Those crucial opinions are expected any day and the nations top constitutional expert, laurence tribe, is out front plus mtg versus aoc Marjorie Taylor greene. Now, doubling down after a late night house for that played out on camera. Top democrat and not hearing room as my guest. And cnns exclusive video of Sean Diddy Combs physically assaulting his former girlfriend a reporter who has long covered the mobile is out front. Is this just the tip . For the iceberg . Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. My wife did it. That is the excused from Supreme Court Justice Samuel alito as voices are growing louder for him to recuse himself from two crucial cases tied to trump, cases that the nine just
Continue to stay on top of all of these stories. Thanks very much for joining me here in the cnn newsroom. Im wolf blitzer in washington, and ill of course be back later. Tonights 6 00 p. M. Eastern. In this room Inside Politics with dana bash starts right now welcome to Inside Politics. Im dana bash as woke just said, we have been listening to President Biden speak at the National Museum of africanamerican history in washington i want to start this hour by going straight to cnns white house correspondents, kayla tausche. Kayla tell us about the speech we obviously herded here live with the president delivered, but take us behind the scenes on the intent and the hope that this speech what did achieves pollute politically and also policywise well, dana, it is one of a series of events that President Biden has hosted this week catering to the black community, that speech, of course, held at the National Museum of africanamerican history street and culture, part of an event commemorating