Juneteenth, born in Galveston, Texas, marks the day—June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

The History of Juneteenth Texas was the first state to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday. The late Rep. Al Edwards of Houston, a Democratic congressman, wrote and sponsored a bill calling ...

Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday, first celebrated nationwide in 2021, but the history of the holiday goes back more than 100 years. Let's get the facts. June 19th marks the day that ...

‘Black history is American history’: Biden commemorates Juneteenth in Texas as Trump claims there are ‘too many’ holidays in the U.S. - Biden criticized those who say ‘Juneteenth doesn't ...

“Juneteenth is celebrating and honoring the history of the end of slavery here in Texas,” said Johnny Hulin with the African American Coastal Society, one of the parade’s organizers.

Juneteenth became an official holiday in Texas in 1980, thanks to eccentric Texas State Representative Al Edwards, and now 31 states officially recognize the celebration.

GALVESTON, Texas -- Former President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity Thursday night during a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas ...

Before she moved to Columbus in 2020 and eventually became the Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, the Texas native was the 2012 Miss Juneteenth.

Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday, first celebrated nationwide in 2021, but the history of the holiday goes back more than 100 years. Let's get the facts. June 19th marks the day that ...