Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

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

It's Juneteenth and that means Opal's Walk for Freedom took place in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual 2.5 mile walk symbolizes ...

Ohio History Connection's Valerie Boyer on Juneteenth's origin. She is a Galveston, Texas, native.

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day ...

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

Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...

Isabella Aldrete, the Nevada Independent It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...