As people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, some question whether or not lawmakers in 1865 actually intended to ...

But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday ...

President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Two era-defining documents that ended slavery and reshaped American history are to be auctioned. The Thirteenth Amendment ...

Americans observe Juneteenth every June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after ...

June 19th is also known as Independence Day or Freedom Day. It is an American holiday that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the United States—more specifically—the ...

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in January 1863, but it wasn't until June 19, 1865, that slavery was officially abolished in Texas, marking the official end of ...

Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national ...

The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across the nation on Juneteenth –  the oldest known celebration commemorating the ...