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 Weve come. But the distance we have to travel. If youre not familiar with juneteenth, dont panic, well 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 abrams, but now it coul
Welcome to the week. On june 19th, 1865, union soldiers informed slaves in galveston, texas, that they were free. They were among the last ones to get the news. This was two months after the confederacy had surrendered and more than two years after the emancipation proclamation. Juneteenth is a reminder that our history is full of both progress and pain, progress usually takes a long time but its time does come. I will have more to say about this in the hour. On Thursday President biden signed into law a new federal holiday recognizing juneteenth. He recognized the importance of confronting the difficult moments in our history. Great nations dont ignore their most painful moments. Great nations dont ignore their most painful moments. They dont ignore them, they embrace them. The house voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill. 14 republican members voted against it. The Senate Bill passed by june of Yu Man must consent. Republican Ron Johnson dropped his objection to the bill. He block
On june 19th, 1865, union soldiers informed slaves in galveston, texas, that they were free. They were among the last ones to get the news. This was two months after the confederacy had surrendered and more than two years after the emancipation proclamation. Juneteenth is a reminder that our history is full of both progress and pain, progress usually takes a long time but its time does come. I will have more to say about this later in the hour. On Thursday President biden signed into law a new federal holiday recognizing juneteenth. He emphasized the importance of confronting the difficult moments in our history. Great nations dont ignore their most painful moments. Great nations dont ignore their most painful moments. They dont ignore them, they embrace them. The house voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill. 14 republican members voted against it. The Senate Bill passed by june unanimous consent, meaning if someone objects, it passes without having a formal vote. Republican Ron Joh
Well discuss it with their new pastor, Ed Litton. From nbc News World Headquarters in New York, im 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 Distance Weve come. But the
as part of the 50 nation coalition that president biden has built or whether congress will ignore the lessons we ve learned from history and let putin prevail. it is that simple. it is that stark a choice and we hope congress on a bipartisan basis will make the right choice. that s national security advisor jake sullivan laying out the high stakes of a vote on more aid for ukraine. we ll look at where support stands on capitol hill for president biden s $106 billion foreign aid plan just ahead. plus the latest from the middle east. israel says its troops are advancing on hamas in gaza s largest southern city. but the ground offensive leaves civilians in that part of the territory with few places to seek shelter. and also ahead we ll get expert legal analysis on a supreme court case that involved a family who owned a company in helping to create the nation s opioid crisis. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, december 5th. i m jonathan lemire. tha