Juneteenth has long been recognized and celebrated, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. But it didn't become a ...

President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, signed The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the Confederacy (the southern ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is displaying a 161-year-old text that paved the way for the abolition of ...

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

Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S., will be celebrated June 19, 2025. Here's what to know.

Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in the United States, is now a federal holiday. Celebrated unofficially for over 150 ...

Juneteenth is a nationwide celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Here's how to celebrate in ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in America. Many communities across the U.S. celebrate the holiday with special ...

June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers liberated Texas slaves, came to be known as "Juneteenth," the oldest nationally celebrated ...

Juneteenth Ohio Festival Genoa Park, 303 West Broad St., Columbus On June 21 and 22, the 28th annual Juneteenth Ohio Festival ...

The founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America brought Juneteenth to Kansas City in 1980. This year's celebrations include ...