The town is actively seeking readers to participate in the “Reading Frederick Douglass Together” event on July 2 from 5-7 p.m ...

As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.

The Trump administration will likely lose those cases, thanks to the strong American tradition of jury resistance.

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

Today marks Colorado’s fourth observance of Juneteenth, a state holiday signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis in 2022, with ...

Marshall native, national gem and Fort Worth treasure Opal Lee is affectionately revered as “The Grandmother of Juneteenth.” ...

Americans have been celebrating July 4th as the country’s Independence Day since the anniversary of the signing of the ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...