A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...

The complete freeing of slaves in the United States didn’t happen when many think it did. Juneteenth will help Americans ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rapper Vedan said he faces challenges walking the path paved by Ayyankali and Ambedkar, but vowed to continue moving forward with courage. H ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that slaves would be freed in ...

For more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Communities across the ...

Journalist and historian Paul Lashmar has published extensive research into the wealthy and influential Drax family of Dorset ...

In this excerpt from Letter IX of John Rankin’s Letters on American Slavery, Rankin argues that slavery is incompatible with ...

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

Despite the uphill battle to pass federal reparations bills for African Americans, some lawmakers continue to reintroduce the ...

The community has reason to tap into the elation of Juneteenth. And folks ought to be inspired that no evil is so powerful ...

June 19, 1865—when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the slaves in  Galveston Bay, Texas. Union General Gordon Granger delivered the news that President Lincoln had issued two and a half ...

Juneteenth, marked each year on June 19, commemorates one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.