For more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United States. Communities across the ...

Former president Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

Juneteenth, marked each year on June 19, commemorates one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

The Missouri History Museum is celebrating Juneteenth with a special event dedicated to freedom, resilience, and Black joy. Juneteenth marks the day when the last enslaved people ...

Around the city of Louisville there are multiple events marking the day and celebrating this significant moment in American ...

Entrance fees to all 63 of the nation’s national parks will be waived on Thursday as the National Park Service commemorates Juneteenth.

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 ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day” and gathered in homes, parks and communities to ...

Although many people observed the holiday on June 14 at the Juneteenth Festival at Martin Luther King park, there is still ...

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

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