Among the orders issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War was one declaring that all enslaved ...

All federal agencies, except for some state governments, stores, and companies, will be closed June 19 to observe a fairly ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

The state’s contribution brings the Juneteenth museum’s funds to $50 million — more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.

The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...

Sikeston’s Juneteenth Fest runs Thursday, June 19, through Saturday, June 21, featuring gospel concerts, a formal ball, a car ...

The proclamation welcomes city residents to participate in events organized by the NAACP throughout the month and aims to ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates when the news of slavery's abolition finally reached Texas. Enslaved people in Texas learned they were free two and a half years after the ...

Celebrate Juneteenth with NBC 5, Telemundo 39, Unity Unlimited, Inc., and Dr. Opal Lee on Thursday, June 19, at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. This year’s walk features a new, scenic route in Fort ...

This year’s Juneteenth comes at a time when the president is turning back or eliminating historical references to specific ...

Texas, has since spread to cities across the country. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Here's how Central Florida is celebrating Juneteenth this year. Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade — 1475 ...

Juneteenth was not covered in my history classes ... On June 19, 1865, 160 years ago, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned that slavery had been abolished in Confederate states with ...