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

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

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

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Emancipation Proclamation freed all enslaved people on January 1, 1863, who were living in states that had joined the Confederacy.

Its origins date back to June 19, 1865, when the last group of people enslaved in the southern U.S. were informed of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

The original Emancipation Proclamation on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP) January has two important anniversaries that help us understand the stakes ...

No Confederate states took the offer, and on January 1 Lincoln presented the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation declared, "all persons held as slaves within any States, or designated part ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when federal soldiers arrived in Galveston to take control of Texas and ensure the slaves were freed per the Emancipation Proclamation ...

His lacerated back galvanized Northerners to denounce slavery that continued in the South even after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Given the nature of the image ...