The last enslaved people in America learned of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation 160 years ago. It took two ...

Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

Juneteenth 2025 marks 160 years since the last enslaved people were freed from Galveston, two years after the Emancipation ...

The former president asked that people vote and help others register to vote at the Emancipation Service at Reedy Chapel.

At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, adults and teenagers gathered together to celebrate the day commemorating the end of ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - June 19, 1865 Major General Gordon Granger announced freedom to the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas nearly two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation ...

June 19 has witnessed some of the most transformative events in world history, spanning social justice milestones, groundbreaking scientific achievements, ...

Corey Powell, co-chair of the Lubbock Juneteenth committee, says the freedoms fought and died for many years ago should never ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.