Politics Jun 17 Juneteenth is now a national holiday. How did it come to pass? The United States government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called "Juneteenth."… By Associated Press
Politics Jun 19 Watch 12:39 Shields and Brooks on Bolton’s book claims, Juneteenth amid racial unrest Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including major Supreme Court decisions on LGBTQ employment protections and DACA, the claims from John Bolton’s new book about President…
Nation Jun 19 WATCH: Juneteenth reading of Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas Juneteenth is observed on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when Union military officials let slaves in Galveston, Texas, know they had been freed. By Laura Santhanam
Nation Feb 17 Remembering Lincoln on Washington’s birthday Happy Presidents Day. Unless you're Abe Lincoln, that is. As Hari Sreenivasan explained on Sunday's PBS NewsHour Weekend, the third Monday in February doesn't officially recognize the Great Emancipator. Instead, it's in the books as "Washington's Birthday." There is… By Travis Daub
Oct 31 Watch Abe’s legacy as a foreign policy president revealed in ‘Lincoln and the World’ Abe's legacy as a foreign-policy president revealed in 'Lincoln and the World'… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years and an Enduring Power to Inspire Emancipation Proclamation Celebrates 150 Years and an Enduring Power to Inspire… Continue watching
Dec 28 The Full Emancipation Proclamation By Larisa Epatko President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring all slaves in rebellion states as free and inviting them to join the Union forces fighting in the Civil War. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Remembering Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream’ Speech On the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a look back at excerpts from the civil rights leader's famed 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Continue watching