sam collins, a local historian, takes me somewhere i've always dreaded, the final destination for thebus patton turned it into a producing agricultural location with 40 to 60 enslaved people. rasool: for the slave owner, what was life like here? sam: well, patton was very successful with regards to running the plantation. they produced a lot of sugar, and the enslaved people were the ones producing the wealth. they were not receiving the benefit, but they were doing the work and producing the wealth of this county. and for the enslaver, their wealth was in ownership of the people and in what the people produced. so it is grand, but it's not great. (somber music) rasool: attempts to defend slavery extended far beyond the plantation and found justification in a most unexpected place, the church. but how could the church, which i believe is a place to find spiritual freedom, become a place that defended bondage? lisa fields: the first way to be okay with treating someone bad is to dehumanize them, and then you won't feel guilty for it. rasool: i reached out to an expert, lisa fields, to

sam collins is the director of the modern war institute at west point. i asked him if russia is attempting to use this vulnerable moment to retake her son? no, they don't have any of that. i mean, they can't take the cat or hers on because the wireless in the way really all it is, is there's a little military purpose. it's just you and p d as you manage hearing efforts and in the non government. and he's trying to conduct the manager and assistant to distract ukraine permits wherever in, in finding a war. so it's, there is no military purpose. 3 for russia, as a down breach has caused incredible damage creating a catastrophe within a catastrophe, or really, is any side gaining an advantage from the situation militarily? yeah, i mean, 1st off, a hydraulic work or the deliberate flooding during combat is nothing new, right? it goes back hundreds of years, william of orange, intentionally play low line. you're easy to find to get spanish and banners during the 80 years war. chinese breeze yellow river levies in 1938 to slow down a gap and use advance. and a

sam collins is the co-chair of the juneteenth legacy project. >> we are at the colored church on broadwayion soldiers would've moved through the city and posted the notice general and number three on the door here. >> general order number three required absolute equality. >> the last thing before we go tonight, juneteenth. across the country today, people honored the nation's newest federal holiday with parades, festivals, and marches. to commemorate the final emancipation of enslaved people here in the united states. an a proclamation, biden said that we, quote, on or the tireless work of abolitionists who made it their vision to deliver the promise of america for all americans. we honor their generations of activists who advanced the need for our nation to recognize juneteenth as a way to reconcile our past as we build a new american future together. activists like 96-year-old -- known as the grandmother of juneteenth, who fought for years to make the day a nationally recognized holiday. today, hundreds joined her for her annual walk for freedom in fort worth, texas. just watch this. >>

sam collins is the co-chair of the juneteenth legacy project. >> we're at the colored church on broadway the union soldiers would have moved through the city and posted the notice, general order number 3, on the door here. >> reporter: general order number 3 required absolute equality but for galveston's black community, equality has been anything but absolute. >> people talk about black wall street in tulsa. there were many communities that were successful outside of those stories of places that were destroyed. galveston was one of those thriving communities. >> he says low-paying jobs, a rising cost of living, young and middle class black folks fleeing for better opportunities elsewhere all drained historic neighborhoods. then in 2008 a near death blow to the black community, hurricane ike. >> tonight galveston is a soaked and shattered disaster zone. >> reporter: 75% of galveston's houses and other buildings were taken out by the storm, including nearly 600 units of public housing the primarily black residents who lived there had no choice but to relocate. between 2000 and 2010, galve

island of galveston in texas where the last of america's enslaved back people were finally freed sam collinsthe colored church on broadway where the union soldiers would have moved through the city and posted the notice general order number 3 on the door here. >> reporter: general order number 3 required absolute equality but for galveston's black community, equality has been anything but absolute. >> people paw about wall street in tulsa but there were many communities that were successful outside of those stories of places that were destroyed grandpa galv galveston is one of those. >> he said low playing jobs and people fleeing to opportunities else wren and drained historic neighborhoods and in 2008 a near death blow to the black community. hurricane ike. >> tonight, galveston is a soaked and shattered disaster zone. >> reporter: 75% of galveston's houses and other buildings were taken out by the storm, including nearly 600 units of public housing the primarily black residents who lived there had no choice but to relocate. between 2000 and 2010, galveston's black population plummeted by 3

island of galveston in texas where the last of america's enslaved black people were finally freed sam collins're at the colored church on broadway where the union soldiers would have moved through the city and posted the notice, general order number 3 on the door here. >> general order number 3 required absolute equality, but it has been anything but absolute. >> people talk about black wall street in tulsa but there were many communities that were successful outside of those stories of places that were destroyed. galveston was one of those thriving communities. >> he says low paying jobs, a rising cost of living, young and middle class black folks fleeing for better opportunities elsewhere, all drained historic neighborhoods, and then in 2008, a near death blow to the black community, hurricane ike. >> galveston is a soaked and shattered disaster zone. >> 75% of galveston's houses and other buildings were taken out by the storm, including nearly 600 units of public housing. the primarily black residents who lived there had no choice but to relocate. between 2000 and 2010, galveston's black p

island of galveston in texas, where the last of america's enslaved black people were finally freed sam collinss the co-chair of the juneteenth legacy project. >> we're at the church on broadway where the union soldiers would have moved through the city and posted the notice, general order number 3, on the door here. >> reporter: general order number 3 required absolute equality but for galveston's black community, equality has been anything but absolute. >> people talk about black wall street in tulsa, but there were many communities that were successful outside of those stories of places that were destroyed. galveston was one of those thriving communities. >> reporter: he says low paying jobs, a risieing cost of living young and middle class black folks fleeing for better opportunities elsewhere all drained his historic neighborhoods. in 2008, a near death blow to the community, hurricane ike. >> galveston is a shattered disaster zone. >> reporter: 75% of galveston's buildings and houses were taken out by the storm, including nearly 600 units of public housing. the primarily black residents w