Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. It has been celebrated by African ...

Today is Juneteenth also known as freedom day and emancipation day which commemorates the end of slavery in the US.Most major ...