Juneteenth commemorates the day in June 1865—two and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation—when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War was over and enslaved people were free.
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This is Antisemitic
First off I want to make a point that blacks today are not African-Americans. The reason for this is because they were born in America not Africa which would make them Americans. I’m over the fact that we are requested to call any black American African-American .
Music is annoying
Thank you professor for wonderful inspiring presentation. We shall all learn more and fight for better world and more justice.
Some little History apart from the end of slavery is the details of what led to Lincolns assassination which is important because of the Currency Law we have had since 1913 which was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. Lincoln wanted all citizens to be equally free so he was issuing greenback currency. With money like this a nation becomes wealthy and the citizens do too. Those against our freedoms ended Lincolns life and his dream for a debt-free nation. Wilson though gave it to Jews to create, issue and loan to us the money we use so that we have been enslaved to the Jews since that time in 1913. If the citizens today wanted an end to police corruption, wrongful imprisonments and an end to upper and poor classes they would all have to stand united in support of Lincolns dream.
Well said…thank you
The Democrats haven't been this mad since Republicans freed their slaves! HAPPY JUNETEENTH!🇺🇲🇺🇲
the music overpowers the spoken word. too hard to listen. rerecord please.
Do they have an Irish Juneteenth? The other in slaved race.
The first&biggest massive corporate layoff in history.
I hope they make it a holiday!, but should be sept 22,,,, this Juneteenth is way too random, ( the day someone in Galveston found out about the law!!?). Or Jan 1 when it went i to effect
My god
It's great this information is getting out. But it sucks the only reason most media companies are talking about it is because a Trump rally was unknowingly scheduled on the date.
We can all thank Pres. Abe Lincoln and the Republican party for ending the slavery and the fight for women's rights. Isn't it funny how the Democrats are trying to take credit for ending slavery?
haaaaaaaaaaaaaa! too funny.
Anyone else finding the background music distracting and unfitting?
Let's celebrate the freeing of Africans at the same time their descendents are rioting across the same nation that freed slaves before any other nation. While Africans are still enslaved across Africa, let's focus on slavery of the past in America. While African descendents live in luxury in America (compared to in Africa and many other countries), their counterparts live in squalor in other nations, but let's riot in America. Demonstration of intelligence.
I wish the name was changed to one that makes sense. No offense.
And with what you are doing to the community by looting, destroying and becoming white haters, you know where you can go.
thank you!! i am a big historian fan!! xD. I saw the holiday that was added on my calendar app phone known as "juneteenth" god bless their soul. 😉
Vikings Sesson 7 ? 🙁
Everyone should read "reflections of a Jamaican father".
Definately need to make this a national holiday everywhere. Imagine 2 4th of july styled celebrations & june 19th is a epic reason to celebrate freedom as much as 4th of july is! Be even more epic to have a celebration from june 19th to 4th of july. That would be really epic!
On some videos why do they limit the comments???
In truth, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free any slaves in the South because He had no authority in the South. To prove the point, I live in the State of Maryland. Lincoln allowed slave owners in the "border" States such as Maryland to keep their slaves after 1863. It wasn't until the 13th Amendment that ALL slaves were free. It was a political move to keep England from formally recognizing the Confederacy as a sovereign country. England's society had a great disdain for slavery, and as a result the English people would not support their government to align themselves with a country where slavery was still practiced.
A editor for a leading black magazine wrote a book a few years ago called,"Thrust into Glory". He came to the conclusion that Lincoln was not the great Emancipator many state as fact today. His research completely changed his view as to who Lincoln really was, a man, not a noble saint . A great man, but a man with all the faults we all share.
So.when is the white man holiday??? And the latinos holidays and the asians holidays ???
So hold on .. In my 42 years of life i never heard about june 19 … So cops kill a black man and the system make a new federal holiday .. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Let me see February black history month Martha Luther King day where’s white history month who’s racist now
Your not a African American, your a Black American. Get it through your thick skull.
HAPPY JUNETEENTH!!!
I like this sister ❣️🤓🤓🤓Bless her
Well said!
Fake holiday just like Kwanzaa
The South stop slavery around the world that was in the agreement
Well put.
As a member of a minority, I am always proud of what my ancestors did to give me the opportunity for a better life. My grandparents went through a lot of difficulties. My father never graduated high school to help support the family. My mother put off education to help too but eventually went back to night school to become a nurse. I worked all kinds of hours so my son could get a college degree and be better than me.
Looking back is a good reminder of what our parents went through but staying in the past only hinders the next generation's ability to move forward.
At some point, the Black community will need to take off the training wheels – if it ever intends to move forward w/any speed…
You’re Black Americans NOT African Americans, you weren’t born there you don’t talk like them. STOP with the lies to your selves
Cool
I just wanted to go to the bank after 2 so…,.
How come in my 61 year s on this planet . I have never heard of this . How dare this has been kept from the Americans.This is the falut of the. Dem media. Glad I have found. This out
I don’t care what anyone says the Indian’s got it the worst….When was the last time you saw two Indian standing next to each other?
Next.
Thank you
Comments are showing who really has a "black friend" on the internet.
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✊🏿🇱🇾❤🖤💚
Definitely love history
The background music is loud and annoying which distracts from the important message of this video.
I thought we supposed to forget about history
Hard to listen to this video with the music so loud. It needs to be toned down quite a bit.
Good. We need a holiday like that because there’s too many people out there who still think they’re slaves.