CSPAN Washington Journal Peniel Joseph July 7, 2024
is joining us, the director for the center for studies of race and democracy at the university of texas. he is the author of the third reconstruction, the struggle for racial justice in the 21st century. what happened on juneteenth? guest: juneteenth is really the day in 1865 when in galveston, the community of black people there heard the news. order number three was three parts. racial slavery is over. african-americans should do work contracts on the plantations or wherever they are. to remain at the places they are. to not go to the military encampment. black people only listened...