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Majority of you i'm looking at from this podium. over the course of decades, she's made it her mission to see that this day came. it was almost a singular mission. she's walked for miles and miles, literally and figuratively to bring attention to juneteenth. to make this day possible. i asked once again, we all stand and give her a warm welcome to the white house. as they say in the senate and i said for 36 years, if you excuse me for a point of perm

It was indeed an important day. [ applause ] >> and still let us also remember that day was not the end of slavery in america. the truth is it would be six more months before the 13th amendment was ratified, before enslaved people in the south and the north were free, so as we commemorate the history of juneteenth as we did weeks ago with the tulsa race massacre, we must learn from our history and we must teach our children our history because it is part of our history as a nation. it is part of american history. so let me end by saying this. we are gathered here, in a house

>> juneteenth has been known by many days. jubilee day, freedom day, liberation day, emancipation day. today, a national holiday. [ applause ] >> republicans claim they support the holiday. simultaneously passing laws to make sure your kids can't learn about it in school. [lazer beam and sizzling sounds] ♪♪ new dove men deodorant is different. it has 48 hour protection. and a plant-based moisturizer... that cares for your skin. odor protection that works new dove men plant-based care.

Creating opportunity and a better planet. now, that's making a difference. america has a new national holiday. president biden signing a law today establishing june 19th as juneteenth national independence day, commemorating the end of slavery in the u.s. the president saying it will go down as one of his greatest honors. >> by making juneteenth a federal holiday all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress. >> juneteenth's roots go back to galveston, texas where our morgan radford spoke to those commemorating its history. >> reporter: this y...

Privilege. i regret that my grandchildren aren't here because this is a really, really, really important moment in our history. by making juneteenth a federal holiday all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress and grapple with the distance we have come but the distance we have to travel, jim. i said a few weeks ago, marking the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre great nations don't ignore the most painful moments. they don't ignore those moments of the past. they embrace them. great nations don't walk away. we come to terms with the...