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
and courage of those who give up their lives, in the name of their beliefs and their country. hello everyone, this is outnumbered, i m kayleigh mcenany. today jenny molly line, host in fox business kennedy, fox news contributor and host of get tammy bruce on fox nation , tammy bruce, and fox news contributor, joe kennedy, it was very moving speech. i know that you ve been to arlington. i had the honor of going with the former president trump on veteran s day. i saw the wreath-laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier, a very gloomy day, lots of rain it was gloomy and remembering america s best and their sacrifice. really is, a louisiana changes you because it is so vast, and it is really overwhelming, the number of people who are laid to rest there. it is also, the somber moments, they are few and far between that we really pause because we re so busy, we are always moving and we got so much information, and it s nice to come together and take a moment to remember those
we ll talk to congressman bob goode from the freedom caucus about their sticking points. first to lucas tomlinson, who joins us live at the white house. always good to see you, lucas. what are you hearing? president biden returned from his asia trip earlier to negotiation with kevin mccarthy over the debt ceiling. they met one time. now, it s back on monday. here s mccarthy at the capitol. the american public wants to see us curve our spending addiction, curve inflation that they created by adding $6 trillion and they want to see us cut the red tape that americans can build things again. that s exactly what we re doing. the white house had a sharper rebuke to recent comments on your show from the chair woman of the republican party. ronna mcdaniel would bode well for republican officials. now, a fox news poll says she could be right. more people would blame the president if mccarthy and biden fail to reach a debt limit agreement. 47 to 44%. former federal reserve chairm
welcome, everybody. we begin on the unofficial first day of the summer travel season. and you better pack your patience. 42 million americans will take to the skies this memorial day weekend. experts think it could be one of the busiest on record. now, the white house is pushing to avoid another flight mare like last year. president biden is touting his effort to compensation travelers for flight delays, quote, ledezma up for travelers this memorial day weekend. we launched flight rights.gov. if the flight was cancelled or delayed, check the dashboard to see how you could be compensated. transportation secretary pete buttigieg thinks it will serve as a big test for the airline system. this weekend will be a test of the system and i think all of us have airline stories from last summer and the disruptions that took place then, cancellation and delay rates were at unacceptable proportions last year, and it s important that that not happen again. all right. so pete buttigieg