But it was nothing like the extravagant affair planned for Washington to honor the Army on what also was President Donald ...

Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom from slavery, nearly two years after President Lincoln emancipated African slaves. More than 250,000 African ...

Hundreds of people will march through Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday!

Different events will take place in the Upstate for the Juneteenth holiday as many celebrate African American independence.

Join the West Hartford community on June 14th to celebrate the 5th Annual CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration located at West ...

How Juneteenth National Independence Day became more than a federal holiday reveals a transformation in how the nation ...

Juneteenth is observed on June 19. Here's what to know about the holiday's origins and how it became known as the nation's ...

The first federal holiday to be established in almost 40 years, the Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas ...

Juneteenth is often described as America’s second Independence Day, marking the day on which the last enslaved people in America were freed. Independence is marking the occasion with its third ...

In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states.

That day marks what now is often called Black Independence Day, or the Black Fourth of July. It is the American celebration of freedom from slavery. Juneteenth was first observed, unofficially, in ...

In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states.