Why Juneteenth Is a Uniquely American Holiday

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🗓️ 18 June 2020

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Friday marks the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day that slaves in Texas found out that they were freed due to President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Professor Lucas Morel, who is the head of the politics department at Washington and Lee University, joins the podcast to discuss the significance of this day, what all the Emancipation Proclamation accomplished, how he thinks it should be celebrated, and more. Listen to the podcast, or read the lightly edited transcript below.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, June 18th.
0:09.1	I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.3	And I'm Rachel Del Judas.
0:11.8	Friday is Juneteenth, the day that slaves in Texas found out that they were freed from slavery due to President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
0:20.0	Professor Lucas Morel, who was the head of the politics department at Washington and Lee University,
0:25.0	joins me on the Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.
0:28.0	Don't forget.
0:29.0	If you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple
0:34.3	Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:37.1	Now, on to our top news.
0:38.8	Senate Republicans introduced a police reform bill on Wednesday.
0:46.0	The bill discourages police officers use of chocolts and no knock warrants
0:51.0	by withholding federal funding from police stations that continue such practices.
0:56.5	The legislation also includes requirements for more extensive reporting and tracking of excessive use of force complaints against officers
1:05.2	and provides further training for police officers on de-escalation tactics.
1:10.0	South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott is spearheading the legislation and spoke
1:15.2	optimistically about the bill per the hill.
1:18.6	We believe that our policy positions are one that brings the communities of color into a position of stronger
1:26.6	understanding and confidence in the institutions of authority and we believe that it brings
1:32.0	our law enforcement community to a place where they have the resources necessary to de-escalate some of these situations and frankly through James Langford's work on this package we bring in the
1:46.2	opportunity to hire more officers and have more training and have a better
1:49.7	perspective on the history. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York had some critical words for Republican Senator Tim Scott's
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