Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas. It was officially signed ...

Juneteenth is fast approaching on June 19, a date where Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture of Black Americans.

JUNE 21 — DUKES & BOOTS TRAIN RIDE The Dukes & Boots Trail Ride to celebrate Juneteenth will be held Saturday, June 21, at the Lee County Fairgrounds. The event will feature vendors, special guest ...

Juneteenth, a pivotal celebration in African American history, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the ...

EXPLAINER: Texas was not the final state to drop slavery, but last in the ... of slavery’s end finally reached Galveston, more than two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

all slaves were free," says the Galveston Historical Society. General Order No. 3 stated, according to multiple sources: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation ...

More than eight decades later, US President Abraham Lincoln outlawed slavery by issuing the Emancipation ... US Army General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops ...

In 1903, a Black man walked into an office in a small town in Texas, seeking any news about whether slavery had ended ... Gordon Granger landed on Galveston Island, Tex., with more than 2,000 ...

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and organizers raised the Juneteenth flag on the New Haven Green and announced several events ...

Juneteenth is fast approaching. It's a day when Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture of Black ...