President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. At this point in time, the American Civil ...

As the country approaches another Fourth of July—its annual celebration of independence—there is another patriotic milestone ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that all ...

Juneteenth, a holiday that was mostly celebrated by Black families in the South, commemorates the end of slavery in the ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) will celebrate freedom this month with an array of special Juneteenth events, including a free exhibition of a copy of the Emancipation ...

On June 19, 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas, and the last enslaved people in America ...

The Allen County Public Library’s downtown headquarters will host free Juneteenth activities on Thursday, including a lecture, a teacher field trip and an exhibit. The public is invited.

Juneteenth Santa Barbara invites the community to the eighth annual Juneteenth celebration in South Santa Barbara County!

Celebrations are set across Northern Virginia for the nation’s youngest holiday, Juneteenth National Independence Day, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

Black and allied voices who worked to get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday were finally heard. Former President ...

The CSRA will have several Juneteenth event June 14 in North Augusta, June 19 in Augusta and Juneteenth event June 21 in ...

Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...