Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...

Lee, 98, was hospitalized last month for an undisclosed reason in Ohio on a trip to mark the 30th anniversary of the National ...

Juneteenth, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery of Black Americans. Juneteenth, also known as Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, or Jubilee Day, is celebrated annually on June ...

In his recent memoir “Descended,” Rushing describes his quest to fill “a void that many African Americans feel: a longing, a missing sense of connectedness to the past.” Institutions that teach ...

The Allen County Public Library's Rolland Center for Lincoln Research and the Friends of the Lincoln Collection are inviting ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...