Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

“There’s a lot of latent power, unused but still there, in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and in the legislation that was passed to enforce them,” says Foner. But Section 2, long ...

The year 2020 marks anniversaries for two Constitutional Amendments. February 3 rd, 2020 will mark the 150 th anniversary of the 15 th Amendment granting African American men the right to vote. August ...

“A stigma is a symbol of negativity based on one’s person, and so what the Constitution does in the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments, often referred to as the civil rights amendments, is to protect ...

Opponents argue the Landry-endorsed maps violate the voting rights of “non-African American voters” under the 14th and 15th Amendments and want to return to the previous map. Why It Matters ...

Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the ...

The 14th and 15th Amendments granted citizenship ... The five-point star is a symbol for Texas (the Lone Star State), where the Juneteenth holiday started. The big starburst around the five ...

Other reconstruction amendments also helped solidify freedom for formerly enslaved Black Americans, Elliott said. The 14th and 15th Amendments granted citizenship, due process and equal protection to ...