Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

Lafayette joined cities across the nation in celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

Mountain State residents celebrate another proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. On Jan. 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 20, 1863, he declared that Mountaineers are ...

June 19 has witnessed some of the most transformative events in world history, spanning social justice milestones, groundbreaking scientific achievements, ...

The last enslaved people in America learned of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation 160 years ago. It took two ...

The former president asked that people vote and help others register to vote at the Emancipation Service at Reedy Chapel.

Music could be heard throughout the Sioux City Public Museum on Thursday during Sioux City’s NAACP Juneteenth celebration.

The St. Louis Park City Council passed a proclamation at its June 16 meeting observing Juneteenth 2025. Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the day, June 19, 1865, when enslaved ...

CHARLESTON – Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of ...