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And grow stronger. the truth is its not simply not enough to commemorate juneteenth. after all, emancipation of an enslaved black american didnt mark the end on the work of the promise of equality but only the beginning. to honor the true meaning of juneteenth we have to continue toward that promise because weve not gotten there yet. the vice president and i and the entire administration and all of you in this room are committed to doing just that. thats why we have launched an aggressive effort...

Her. i had the honor of meeting her more than a year ago. she told me she loved me and i believed it. i wanted to believe it. miss opal, you are incredible. a daughter of texas. grandmother of the movement to make june teenth a federal holiday. miss opal, it is -- you wont believe it. she is 49 years old. or 94. you are incredible woman, miss opal. you are. as a child growing up in texas, she and her family would celebrate juneteenth. and juneteenth, 1939, when she was 12 years old the white mob...

Subjugation and a promise of a brighter morning to come. this is a day of profound weight and power. a day in which we remember the moral stain that the terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take. what i have long called americas original sin. at the same time, i also remember the extraordinary capacity to heal and to hope and emerge from those painful moments and a bitter version of ourselves. but to make a better version of ourselves. today we consecrate juneteenth fo...

Morning." june brings to the end of slavery and subrogation. promise of morning to come, this is a day of profound wait and profound power. a day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take. what i have long called in american as original sin. at the same time, i also wreck the extraordinary capacity to heal and to hope and emerge from those painful moments in a bitter, bitter version of ourself. to make a better version of ourse...