Juneteenth: America's second Independence Day
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English - June 19, 2021 12:32 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB - ★★★★ - 2K ratingsNews house of representatives supreme court president news government scandels foreign policy senate skullduggery voting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of the enslaved peoples in America in the wake of the end of the Civil War. Over 160 years after it was first celebrated, President Biden signed legislation this week making it a federal holiday. On this occasion, the Brennan Center's Ted Johnson joins hosts Michael Isikoff and Victoria Bassetti to discuss the holiday's legacy, and his new book When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America.
GUEST:
Ted Johnson (@DrTedJ), Author; director, Fellows Program, Brennan Center for Justice
HOSTS:
Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News
Victoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host)
RESOURCES:
"McConnell shoots down Manchin's voting compromise" by Jordain Carney (June 17; The Hill)
When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America by Theodore J. Johnson (2021; Penguin Random House)
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