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June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
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 ...
Biden said at the time that June 19 serves as a "day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery ...
Galveston launches Juneteenth by, reenacting General Order No. 3, the order that let slaves aware of their freedom.
June 19 has witnessed some of the most transformative events in world history, spanning social justice milestones, groundbreaking scientific achievements, ...
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to ...
The former president asked that people vote and help others register to vote at the Emancipation Service at Reedy Chapel.
The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...
Tulsa's Juneteenth Festival kicked off Thursday night and runs through Sunday. June 19 marks the day in 1865 when the last ...