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
anderson. actor and uvalde native matthew mcconaughey spoke at the white house. and a son of a woman killed in buffalo testified before the senate judiciary committee. you re elected to protect us. and because if there is nothing and respectfully, senators, you should yield your positions of authority and influence to others who are willing to lead on this issue. the urgency of the moment demands no less. my mother s life mattered. negotiations in the senate appear to be at a critical stage, with one lawmaker telling cnn they hope to reach an agreement by the end of the week. we ll have a live report from the white house coming up. first, though, some of what matthew mcconaughey said from the briefing room. he talked about getting the news, going back to his hometown of uvalde, about meeting overworked funeral directors who are trying to make badly-torn bodiyies look like children aga for memorial services. he spoke with parents like ryan and jessica ramirez, who told h
semiautomatic rifles used in many mass shootings and raising the age to 21 to purchase those weapons even though the killer in uvalde, texas, was only 18 years old and wielded an ar-15 style weapon. why not raise the age to 21 for people buying semiautomatic rifles? we re talking about a lot of things, and what we re talking about most are background checks, juvenile records, the areas where we can get consensus. why don t you have agreementd greement on that. we have a lot of people in the discussion. we have to get 60 votes, hopefully we can get 5. why do people even need ar-15s? the challenge you have on that is there s 20 million of them in the country already. they are a sporting rifle. and it s something that a lot of people, for purposes of going out, target shooting. in my state, they use them to shoot prairie dogs and other types of varmint. i think there are legitimate reasons peep want to have them. what also might not we be included, expanding backgr
ban, saying it makes no sense that people can purchase a weapon that fires up to 300 rounds. he called on congress to cooperate and said his powers alone don t go that far. this on a day he also urged our country to unite, honoring sacrifice of our troops. president biden remembering americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in what he called a sacred memorial day ritual. we must never betray the lives laid down to make our nation a beacon to the world, a citadel of liberty and justice for everyone. reporter: biden marked the importance of defending democracy amid russia s war in ukraine. also mourned on the anniversary of his son beau s deathed, a veteran who died of brain cancer. biden addressed the families of the 2,461 service members who lost their lives in afghanistan but made no mention of the 13 who died under his watch during the withdrawal, the only armed forces to die by enemy attack since he took office. the ceremonies coming one day after biden privately grie