Carmel High School students planned what's believed to be the city's first Juneteenth celebration. The event will take place ...

The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

A South Carolina park was once a town founded by freed people. Now visitors sleep there to get close to history.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of its history, and how it came to be a national holiday. President Abraham ...

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

Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...

Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday. Parties, ...

Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” honors the day in 1865 ...

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in U.S. history, commemorating the end of slavery. Here's how Redding ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

The free, 25-minute music and dance program, "Remembering Juneteenth," will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Alamo Plaza.

June 2025 marks the 162nd anniversary of the establishment of Camp Delaware, a training camp for Black Civil War soldiers on ...