The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

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

Juneteenth celebrations have been around since the 1800s, but it didn't become a federal holiday until just three years ago.

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free. Here's ...

The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...

Discover ways to celebrate Juneteenth in New York City in 2025—the 160th anniversary of the day slavery ended in the United States.

Pedestrian killed on I-70 A person died Monday after being struck by a semi truck after exiting an ambulance in downstate ...

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

Brooklynites can celebrate Juneteenth this year with a full calendar of events that mix a bit of history with some joyful celebrations.

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

(CNN) — Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a ...