Throwback Thursday celebrates Juneteenth with a story of a brave and lucky slave who became a soldier.

In her Tribeca award winner, Suzannah Herbert observes a Mississippi city known for its antebellum celebrations.

As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.

As the nation continues to celebrate Juneteenth—commemorating June 19, 1865, when federal troops enforced the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth — which became a federal holiday in 2021 — celebrates the fall of slavery by marking the day Union troops arrived ...

The article discusses the ongoing issue of slavery in Texas, the rescinding of asylum protection for people of color, and the need for young Progressives to fight for democracy and the Constitution.

With a last name like Feldkamp, I fully expected my DNA results from 23andMe to confirm what I thought I already knew. My ...

With a last name like Feldkamp, I fully expected my DNA results from 23andMe to confirm what I thought I already knew. My ancestry is predominantly German. But it turns out that no, it isn’t. I’m ...

But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday ...

While some are celebrating the Juneteenth holiday through dance and music, others see it as an opportunity to learn more ...

Outer Banks Voice With an audience of approximately 150 gathered to celebrate the fifth annual Juneteenth celebration at the Pea Island Cookhouse Museum in Manteo, the day was one ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally rang true for more Americans.