Among the happenings at Green Bay's sixth annual Juneteenth celebration: a marriage proposal, a new hula hoop champion, and ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joined the Springfield Juneteenth Jubilee Committee to proclaim June 13 as Juneteenth Jubilee ...

For at least 60 years following the end of the Civil War, Jefferson City's Black citizens annually celebrated emancipation.