On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through ...

Letter writers discuss history of Juneteenth, Holocaust exhibit in Virginia Beach and gubernatorial candidate Abigail ...

The event holds special significance on Hilton Head Island. Freed slaves purchased land on Hilton Head after the Civil War, ...

As we celebrate our freedom and honor our heritage, we will continue to redeem the dream and continue building our ...

Legal minds will have their opportunity to shape the future policies of our land, and I pray they have the grace and wisdom ...

The Thirteenth Amendment (estimated at $8–12 million) and the Emancipation Proclamation (estimated at $3–5 million) are both ...

Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday that commemorates the end of America’s slavocracy and celebrates freedom for ...

Leading historians aim to restore and grow respect for enslaved people and their descendants on Juneteenth, commemorating the ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

June 19th is a holiday known as Juneteenth. It is a celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States, starting in ...

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to ...

There are already far too many things that divide us, and calling Juneteenth a second Independence Day isn’t going to help.