Juneteenth has become one of the most important and symbolic celebrations in African American history in the United States.

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It's celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for ...

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central Texas parade and festival ...

In celebration of Black excellence, the annual Juneteenth Parade will roll through Lake Charles beginning at 11 a.m. Also ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that slaves would be freed in ...