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as union soldiers spread -- paving the way for them to mayor, to vote, to vote and to worship and decide their own destiny. the civil war officially ended in april 1865, but in a small community of gavelston island, texas, enslaved slaves were owe believious to their reality, two and a half years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation when a u.s. general informed the last enslaved black people in america that freedom had finally comp the people erupted in joy. that joy beca...

>> right. well have a great time and have phenomenal presenters. some iconic black musical artists of all time to celebrate tonight, so to kick it off this evening everybody. we have a musical reg end, oh, im so excited. can you see her this october at walt disney concert hall. please welcome my sis tert incomparable chaka khan! accompanied by the roots, everybody. lets go. ♪ >> hey. ♪

A lot of people saying rest in peace, talking about the impact she had on them musically, whether they were growing up or her gospel influences, and just wanting to connect through this so-called social media that ends up being this very modern sort of tool of sending condolences these days. of course, whitney houston burst onto the scene taking the country and the world by storm in the 80s and 90s, she started out singing in church, of course, and ended up singing backup for some of the greats,...