The concept for Mount Rushmore was proposed by historian Doane Robinson in 1923 as a bold way to draw tourists to the state ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday for Black Americans to celebrate the emancipation of our enslaved ancestors and honor their sacrifice.

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

The Gateway to Freedom sculpture depicts fleeing slaves looking toward Windsor – and their liberation, celebrated by your ...

First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...