The Declaration of Independence was officially signed on July 4, 1776, but it would be nearly a century later until all Americans were legally free. While slavery was abolished by President Abraham ...

On Thursday, June 17, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday. The Senate approved it unanimously, and only 14 House ...

Juneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 ...

A flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images) June 19 marks Juneteenth, a ...

It was Wednesday, June 19, when Major General Gordon Granger and his troops rode into Galveston, bringing with them General Order No. 3, a proclamation officially ending slavery in the state of Texas.

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond. Also called “America’s ...

Juneteenth has become a federal holiday in the U.S some 156 years since the liberation of the last enslaved Black people in Texas. President Joe Biden signed a resolution on Thursday proclaiming the ...

The federal designation of Juneteenth as a holiday is a nice commemoration but one with little impact in terms of educating most Americans, says a Virginia Tech expert. “Juneteenth is not new. It’s ...

Juneteenth is a day that marks the message of slavery's end being brought to the very last African's still stuck in bondage though the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed. This week, it was made ...

A Juneteenth flag is raised during the Celebration of Juneteenth at the African American Civil War Memorial on June 20, 2022, in D.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) There are little joys to be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — Juneteenth, ...