malcolm beach and i'm president of the association and i am from north carolina. today we are having a reenactment called the grand review parade. this is a reenactment of a victory parade from the end of the civil war 150 years ago down

malcolm beach and i am president of the living history association and i am from north carolina. today we are having a reenactment called the grand review parade. this, in fact, is a reenactment of the victory parade held at the end of the civil war 50 -- 150 years ago. down pennsylvania avenue. however, in that particular parade, the united states colored troops were not allowed to march in this victory parade. so what we are doing today is we are correcting that oversight. end of the-- and the uscts will march in victory today down pennsylvania avenue. officers are going to march today. >> i am from a small town about 20-25 miles east of memphis. well, today i am here honoring my great great grandfather. he was from tennessee, macon tennessee. he enlisted in the u.s. colored troops regiment in 1863. so i will be walking down pennsylvania avenue for my great-grandfather. it will be a great adventure. [drumming] >> free at last! >> 1, 2! >> it is a matter of historical fact that president lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation. as a matter of military strategy. prior to tha

so we end today's show with malcolm x in his words of speaking and 1964, half a year before his assassination delivering his famous beach any means necessary." >> one of the first things independent african nation exist was to form an organization called the organization of african unity. the purpose of our organization of afro-american unity, which has the same name and objectives to fight whoever gets in our way . [applause] to bring about the complete independence of people of african descent here in the western hemisphere and the first year in the united states. and bring about the freedom of these people by any means necessary. [applause] that is our motto. the purpose of our organization is to [indiscernible] harlem, the largest concentration of people with african descent that exist anywhere on this earth. there are more africans here in harlem that exist in any city on the african continent. because that is what you and i are, africans. the charter of the united nations, the universal declaration of human rights, the constitution of the united states and the bill of rights by the principles in which we believe a

malcolm beach and i'm president of the association and i am from north carolina. today we are having a reenactment called the grand review parade. this is a reenactment of a victory parade from the end of the civil war 150 years ago down pennsylvania avenue. in that particular parade, the troops were not allowed to march so what we are doing today is correcting that oversight. they will march in victory today down pennsylvania avenue. the descendents of some of the soldiers are also going to march. >> a small town but 25 miles east of memphis. he was listed in the color troops regiment in 1863. >> president lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation. prior to that the south was winning most of the battles. the proclamation allowed african americans to fight with the armed forces of the union. you have fresh recruits coming in in 1863. the north and the union clearly again to win more battles and we think the colored troops had a major role in the overall union victory. >> ♪ >> white house historian william seale sits down with susan swain for conversation but th

malcolm beach. i'm from north carolina. today, we are having the grand review parade. this is a reenactment of the victory parade that was held at the end of the civil war down pennsylvania avenue. however, at that particular parade, united states colored troops were not allowed to march in the victory parade. what we are doing today is we are correcting that oversight. the usct's will march. lisa: i am from a small town about 20 or 25 miles is of memphis -- east of memphis. once a day, i am here honoring my great great grandfather. here listed in the u.s. colored troops regiment in 1863. i will be walking down pennsylvania and celebrating my great great grandfather, so it will be a great adventure. >> freedom! >> reality last -- free at last! dr. beach: president lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation as a matter of military necessity. prior to it, the south was winning most of the battle. the emancipation proclamation of allowed african-americans to fight with the armed forces of the union. 200,000 joined the navy, the infantry artillery and cavalry , and they