Juneteenth: The Newest American Federal Holiday
Clip: 6/18/2021 | 10m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
President Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
President Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. The panel discussed the racial injustice the country continues to face, plus Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic march in a Pride parade. Panel: Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Pete Williams of NBC News, Anne Gearan of The Washington Post, Garrett Haake of NBC News
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Juneteenth: The Newest American Federal Holiday
Clip: 6/18/2021 | 10m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
President Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S. The panel discussed the racial injustice the country continues to face, plus Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic march in a Pride parade. Panel: Kaitlan Collins of CNN, Pete Williams of NBC News, Anne Gearan of The Washington Post, Garrett Haake of NBC News
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