This day in 1865, the last slaves in the U.S. found out they were free when Union troops showed up in Galveston. That was almost two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man and his vision, ...

It's time to celebrate Juneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

Dr. Brandon Stokes teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander the history and importance of Juneteenth Juneteenth, celebrated every year on June 19th, honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved ...

Americans across the country celebrated the federal holiday commemorating the day the last group of enslaved African Americans were informed they were free. June 19, dubbed Juneteenth, reflects on a ...

Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

FLINT, MI — Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too. The holiday is observed on June 19 because that’s the date in 1865 ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...

Amid an effort to scrub the commemoration of the history of slavery and racism from national parks, dozens gathered in Spokane City Council chambers to insist on recognizing those holidays and that ...

Celebrations all over Los Angeles County marked Juneteenth and they all shared one thing in common: A rich sense of history. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger reading ...

COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. RIGHT NOW, THE HOLIDAY IS BEING CELEBRATED WITH A GATHERING OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AT FOURTH STREET LIVE. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU ...