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What is Juneteenth? Here's the history of the newest federal holiday
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following the arrival of Union troops. The Civil War had ended on April 9, and the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued on January 1, 1863.
The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
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On Truth Social, Trump celebrated Juneteenth by claiming America’s non-working or federal holidays costs the “country ...
Thousands of Seattleites celebrated Juneteenth and lifted up community at events and festivals Thursday, even as national ...
Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day ...
The collaboration between the Willamette Heritage Center and Oregon Black Pioneers highlights families who shaped local ...
Many in the Natchez community gathered at Concord Quarters on Friday, honoring the emancipation of enslaved African Americans ...
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Hundreds of children and adults filled Memorial Park in Williamsport for the start of the city's ...
Founded in 1976, the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo is one of the nation's longest-running and most attended festivals.
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