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Out and those who get to new york -- the graphic is up 7:00 tuesday night on tuesday night. >> juneteenth, man, is the day when slaves were finally freed in texas. that's where that holidays began. 1863 was supposed to be the emancipation proclamation. two and a half years later before general granger went to gav galveston and said, hey, folks, you have to let the people go. juneteenth is the day when slaves were finally set free 2 1/2 years later after the emancipation proclamation, and it began a movement that every june 19th, you get together to remember. folks tried to delay justice, but j...

Sweetness of freedom but also the role that government plays in securing that freedom. and the necessity to never stop working to perfect our union. happy june teenth, and that is our show for today. thank you for sticking around. thanks to you at home for watching. i'm going to see you next saturday 10:00 a.m. eastern when rachel swarms joins us to talk about her book. and coming up "weekends with alex witt." our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer w...

With it, the practice of human bondage. it had taken more than 2 1/2 years since lincoln's emancipation proclamation for the news of freedom to reach enslaved peoples in the southwest. and today, many american communities commemorate june teenth with celebration, music, and food and historical remembrance. it was even recognized by the 112th congress in a bill co-sponsored by danny davis of illinois and carl levin. and a celebration, it is common to hear someone read major general granger's words from 18 of 5. the people of texas are informed that in accordance with the proclamation from the e...

Several states are celebrating june teenth. do you know what that means? we're going to have a conversation about whether or not it can even be a holiday. less travel? more video conferences? limit the cell phone minutes. that's not good enough. we're not leaving this room unless we can cut something else. can they really keep us here? what about all this stuff? what stuff? all this stuff. what does it cost to create all this? time, effort, people. how much? it could be millions. ♪ millions. [ male announcer ] save money. trust your business processes to xerox. xerox. ready for real business...

Their piece of heaven. mary snow, cnn, magnolia springs, alabama. today is a holiday in many states. did you know that? did you know it's june teenth? do you know what that means? june 19th. it was on this day in 1865. that was the day that slaves in texas were told they were free, even though the emancipation proximate la magz had gone into effect some two years prior. a historical event commemorated by many african-americans. joining me now to talk about this holiday, conservative libber tear an blogger. we'll have to do a new report on exactly what that means. >> i'm sure you can fill up ...