. >> reporter: for historian sam collins, an idea was born.w feet from the marker as a canvas. a museum in the form of a mural on the spot where a union general signed the order freeing enslaved people in texas. >> we were here at sun up to typically sundown. >> reporter: reginald adams led a team of artists using six cherry-pickers, 350 gallons of paint and encourage. of passersby. >> it became a performance piece here in downtown galveston. you had hundreds watching artists bring the mural to life. >> reporter: the mural is called "absolute equality" the exact words used in the order in texas. the panorama depicts harriet tubman, abraham lincoln holding a broken shackle and the general who signed the order flanked by soldiers. >> i didn't think we could do it. >> reporter: the faces of those soldiers and soldiers are those of the artists. >> what this mural does is put a face on over 150 years of history. so that whether you like it or not, you can't help but see this work of art. >> i know a little of my history, in that we survived it and,

. >> sam july collins is a historian. >> where are we right now?have arrived here in galveston. >> they said mostly black union soldiers road in to tell them they had to free their slaves. >> that's why they say this history still matters. >> what do you hope that people take away when they walk by and see this work of art. >> i want people to learn something they didn't know. >> they hope this puerile inpyres people around the world to understand the significance of this. >> did you learn about it in school? >> i did, back in the south. >> now it's a federal holiday, time to make a change. that wraps up this hour, morgan, thank you for continuing to cover this. thank you for watching, on the other side of the break hallie jackson gets breaking news coverage talking infrastructure and with senator ben carden. be. your clothes can repel pet hair. one bounce mega sheet has 3x the hair fighting ingredients of the leading dryer sheet. simply toss into the dryer to bounce out hair & lint. look how the shirt on the left attracts pet hair like a magnet! p

after playing in 2014, the louis rams drafted michael sam who had come out prior to the draft but never made an nfl roster. >> and in the nba, jason collins, he was the first active nba player to come out. he basically said that the more athletes to raise their hand and represent the more people of all walks of life will feel empowered and accepted in the world and on a small world side note jason's twin brother jarron just left the warrior staff to look for head coaching job. a world indy, but steph curry is not going to fly halfway around plant. tokyo steph is on the growing list of nba stars skipping the olympics to focus on getting over injuries. he wants to make sure that he's in tip top shape to make a splash with klay thompson when he comes back. baseball has started checking to see if pitchers have anything up their sleeves to get a better grip on the ball or under their hat or inside their pants. jason degrom unbuckle to check for sticky stuff. >> which is now banned the mets ace happened to be the first on deck in the mlb to get the sticky check. he came up with nothing but another win under his belt. the giants are done with th

after playing in 2014, the louis rams drafted michael sam who had come out prior to the draft but never made an nfl roster. >> and in the nba, jason collinsayer to come out. he basically said that the more athletes to raise their hand and represent the more people of all walks of life will feel empowered and accepted in the world and on a small world side note jason's twin brother jarron just left the warrior staff to look for head coaching job. a world indy, but steph curry is not going to fly halfway around plant. tokyo steph is on the growing list of nba stars skipping the olympics to focus on getting over injuries. he wants to make sure that he's in tip top shape to make a splash with klay thompson when he comes back. baseball has started checking to see if pitchers have anything up their sleeves to get a better grip on the ball or under their hat or inside their pants. jason degrom unbuckle to check for sticky stuff. >> which is now banned the mets ace happened to be the first on deck in the mlb to get the sticky check. he came up with nothing but another win under his belt. the giants are done with the phillies and onto the angels i

sam became the first openly gay player drafted to the nfl. he never played a regular season game. the same year, the nba's jason collinsional sports league in the u.s. two years ago, soccer super star megan rapinoe became the first open lesbian to be part of sports illustrated famed swim suit issue. messages said the nfl is proud of you. >> the nfl is standing behind him. such a powerful message for, you know, other athletes who are contemplating coming out or thought they would wait until their playing careers are done. >> reporter: a sentiment expressed by carl nassib during his own coming out. >> i hope that one david -- videos like this and the coming out process are not necessary. >> reporter: the nfl has done a number of things in the recent years to support the gay community. in a public way including sponsoring a float in the pride parade in new york city before covid, that is. carl nassib said he felt like he needed to do this because more work needs to be done. ayman? >> all right. stephanie gosk, thank you for that report. >>> michael sam who we heard about there that first openly gay player drafted to the n

reporter: just seven years ago, michael sam became the first openly gay player drafted to the nfl, but he never played a regular season game. the same year, jason collins became the second openly gay athlete to play in a major professional sports league in the u.s and two years ago, soccer star megan rapinoe became the first openly lesbian to be in a swimsuit shoot >> the nfl is standing behind him. it's such a powerful message for other athletes who are contemplating coming out or thought they would wait until their players careers are done >> reporter: a sentiment expressed by nassib during his own opening out. >> i hope one day videos like this and the whole coming out process are not necessary. >> i love that sentiment i hope one day this will not be a big deal. >> not a big deal, right >> the nfl has been very busy, trying to engage the lgbtq community in recent years. >> yeah, they have and they've done a number of things like sponsoring a float in the pride parade here in new york before covid, they supported the you can play project which promotes inclusivity among kids and youth sports one of the things you hear nassib acknowledge there, altho