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Biden just signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Here's why this once local celebration is significant to U.S. history. RELATED: bit.ly/3gwqE26
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed legislation marking Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday.
The president signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act at 3:30 p.m. on June 17 in the East Room of the White House. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris also gave remarks on the passage of the bill and the significance of the holiday.
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@Peecamarke 3 года назад

Thank you for posting this, I've known this since a kid but feel like its only recently getting public attention but FINALLY

@blastforyou 3 года назад

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was only directed towards the Confederate states that were in a state of war with Union. Because they were not in control of civil authority in Confederate states this proclamation had no effect. The slaves in Union controlled states were not effected(Missouri, Kentucky,Maryland) and proclamation was not directed to them. President Lincolns proclamation may have been intended to entice slave revolt and cause Confederate soldiers to be redeployed to end uprising(Confederate lines would have collapsed) or to entice Confederate states to make peace with Union and have same right to retain slaves as previously mentioned Union states with slave owners. It was the 13th amendment(DEC 1865) that actually ended the legal justification for owning a person.

@patrickholcomb9628 12 дней назад

correct.... at least part of HISTORICAL ITEMS were not torn down because of ignorance of historical value. And a good reason to NOT BE RACIST... but who cares about history..... overcoming the deplorable IDEA of racism is not limited to a race... have you ever been to India or the orient..... or the middle east... the racism in North America..... CAN'T EVEN HOLD A LIT CANDLE to those areas/peoples...

@mauser8087 3 года назад

Thank you! Republicans and the half Million Men in Civil War who died for it. 🇺🇸

@marmac83 3 года назад

Strange that the only people who voted against this were... Republicans.

@chakeloftin2828 3 года назад

@@marmac83 Right!!!!

@datmeme8967 3 года назад

It's fun to pretend, isn't it. Plus, why are you thanking the people who fought to maintain slavery? A little less than half of those killed were Confederates.

@Robert-ug5hx Год назад

@@marmac83 Part of the reason Republicans are not voting this stuffing in because ,Democrats are the ones wanting to keep racism going .The Democrats need a divided nation to distract Americans from their totalitarian take over

@funnytime1111 3 года назад

It saddens me to say I did not know about Juneteenth until that episode of blackish. It really should be a federal holiday

@Saiputera 3 года назад

Lol another whizt Savior lol

@William1987GTA1 2 года назад

@@Saiputera 🤣😂

@user-dl3cb2oj8f Год назад

Do no harm

@Shartlyfartly Месяц назад

No it shouldn't

@jesuscedeno2005 3 года назад

Tomorrow will be the federal holiday!

@rtardbox 3 года назад

yup... the stupid holiday for stupid people

@datmeme8967 3 года назад

Kentucky and Delaware did not join the Confederacy so they were not covered under the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery did not officially end for all enslaved people in America until December 6, 1865 with the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, not on June 19th which was specific to the Confederate state of Texas. It's fine to commemorate the end of slavery on whatever day we choose, but it's important to know the full history.

@jenniferlittle1905 Год назад

So you think that no slaves exist...at all? What about the thousands of children held! I am glad its illegal to have slaves but they do still exist.

@datmeme8967 Год назад

@@jenniferlittle1905 To those who don't want to pretend, it's obvious we're talking about the end of the institution of chattel slavery in the United States.

@DS-lk3tx Год назад

Chattel slavery? Is that the type of slavery that Africans created as their #1 export? Interesting.

@naye1igamerxd471 3 года назад

Why am I just learning about this today? And I’m black 🤨😐

@jenniferlittle1905 Год назад

Because its bull, we still have slavery today, but they hide, and when someone threatened it, they get Epstined

@DS-lk3tx Год назад

You probably don't know that blacks got a similar deal that the Israeli people got. They had a country established called Liberia. They received weapons and money. They then immediately enslaved the surrounding tribes. 😂😂😂

@user-dl3cb2oj8f Год назад

Many died but this is still a prison planet under the matrix thank goodness the light has won and the truth will set us all free

@user-dl3cb2oj8f Год назад

Not anymore the light has won

@joelwatkins4377 12 дней назад

They want to keep us all divided. That is why they do EVERYTHING THEY DO. DON’T FALL FOR IT AND DONT ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE THINK. Just know they don’t want every day people to get along. Oh they’ll turn it on you and make you look like the bad guy…it’s frustrating, but if we know better it backfires on them…AND I LOVE THAT!!! Peace!

@user-dl3cb2oj8f Год назад

We live in the land of Oz still looking for our courage love and consciousness

@jenniferlittle1905 Год назад

Yes

@DS-lk3tx Год назад

LOOK FOR A WAY TO FOLLOW A LAW... ANY OF THEM. JUST P9CK ONE AND START THERE. 😂😂

@user-dl3cb2oj8f Год назад

I choose Natural law

@user-dl3cb2oj8f Год назад

To me it is 2 of my granddaughters born day 7 years apart my Gemini Twins 😅

@rhey81 2 года назад

Had no clue what this holiday was about growing up. Wasn't taught in my schools with almost 50% black students in Virginia in the 80s n 90s. But my understanding is now it's a thing after George Floyd cause looking up vids on Juneteenth, you won't find anything that goes further back than a couple years ago.

@jenniferlittle1905 Год назад

Don't be fooled slaves still exist, and they are not all African descent. Political pandering making it seem they are on your side. They are not! They want you to just go party, and don't worry about the digital prison coming soon. Or the fact that America is sold out to the WEF!

@gregoriorasputin2435 2 года назад

Oh. The military saved us!!! Thanx fed

@grim2752 3 года назад

They should do a federal holiday celebrating the end of the American civil war but I am fine with this.

@datmeme8967 3 года назад

Actually, Dec 6th. Ratification of the 13th Amendment which ended slavery in ALL states, not just Confederate ones.

@jenniferlittle1905 Год назад

They plan on enslaving us with digital currency and giving us Juneteenth as a distraction. Slavery is alive and well in the sex slave industry, so it's not a win in my book!

@UVJ_Scott 3 года назад

Juneteenth, the day the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced, prohibiting Democrats from owning slaves in the state of Texas.

@pollypockets508 3 года назад

You do know that none of them are still alive, don't you?

@lisaann8679 3 года назад

It actually took a Whole Decade for each state to enforce that but really none of you know history you just make things up. And that date is not the end date of the Civil War either but again none of you know.

@atv4717 2 года назад

You realize the Democrats and Republicans switched platforms, right? The Democrats of yesteryear are the Republicans of today. Now you know.

@cresensation5898 11 дней назад

So many racist comments. Proves that we still have a very long way to go. The ignorance and the ignorant still live on.

@Anthony-zw1qb Год назад

It’s not a real holiday.

@carljensen5730 6 дней назад

How do you define "real holiday"? BTW, are you a real person, or are you a bot created to sow division?

@William1987GTA1 2 года назад

It's so funny how all the Juneteenth videos start with what is? The reason that is is because nobody knows what it is. And nobody really gives a crap either.

@warrenpuckett4203 2 года назад

Slavery was on it's way out anyway. The labor intensive agriculture was getting more mechanized. Truth, the union did not give two shifts. It was cheaper to hire a FOB immigrant. Officially there are 13 states listed as Confederate. Actually there where 15. The Choctaw and Cherokee Nations. I wonder why thy ceased to exist? There is a pattern. For some reason there was a resistance among the tribes to join up with the North. I wonder why? Proof the winner always writes the history books.

@Robert-ug5hx Год назад

What about the tens of thousands of soldiers that died fight for their freedom, there should be a day for that too

@Robert-ug5hx Год назад

@Kate Weisenborn memorial day is for soldiers that have died in all American conflicts, there nothing specific for civil war soldiers

@catotacatota6852 3 года назад

😂

@ashyou1046 3 года назад

Juneteenth flag is Red White and Blue!!

@metalvideos1961 3 года назад

That's the Dutch flag

@SoulforSale Год назад

Juneteenth=the purge

@jasonmardoniomeza1711 3 года назад

Joe Biden declared this an official federal holiday but just go aske Judge Joe Brown about Joe Biden. I dare you too. Very interesting...in the least.

@atv4717 2 года назад

Judge Joe Brown? Really?

@capnchip 3 года назад

Two states have not accepted "Juneteenth" as a national holiday. North and South Dakota do not accept it. Why? Simply because they do not have a large bunch of African ancestors in those states! Should I deem myself as English Americans and get a lot of special treatment? Not likely!!!

@thatguynamedflavio9396 3 года назад

@Gunzavage well pride month is important but tbh at this point I don’t really care bout what any president has done I stay in my own lane

@marmac83 3 года назад

Doesn't matter. It's a FEDERAL holiday.

@thatguynamedflavio9396 3 года назад

@Gunzavage well it’s important that people get to express themselves or are you mad that people get to express themselves

@thatguynamedflavio9396 3 года назад

@Gunzavage true but lgbt aren’t attention seekers what u mean by that? Just because someone likes a different gender then “regular” people do doesn’t make them attention seekers

@thatguynamedflavio9396 3 года назад

@Gunzavage Well they do need to be noticed cause back then nobody cared about them and people still don’t care about them so you think it’s useless to do that because it doesn’t help the economy that could be said with any other holiday too

@byrnc927 Год назад

We should all celebrate Junteenth! It is a celebration of the "Abolishment of Slavery by the Republicans."

@timhensley1297 Год назад

Never heard of it

@RedLion502 15 дней назад

Well now you have! It’s great to learn new things!

@jhn9198 3 года назад

>2 million subscribers >7 Comments

@angusmcbean4449 Год назад

June 19th is officially “Garfield the Cat Day”. I’m celebrating this special day by eating lasagna.

@jdtravels5140 10 месяцев назад

What’s next in the US…Hugo Chavez day?

@lonnieguy60 11 дней назад

Nope

@Toxicplyer 3 года назад

Juneteenth is a stupid holiday.

@siddiqiking9450 25 дней назад

Am I the only one that think this is a Silly senseless holiday . I'm celebrating when the White man freed 250,000 slaves. Why? This puts us back into that mindset don't you think. If only 250,000 were enslaved then why do we speak the way we do as if All blacks were enslaved and why are we celebrating freedom given to us by them and not Go d?