Tina, a 58-year-old Black woman living in the Delta, is Mississippi born and raised.[1] She raised four children and spent ...

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

Juneteenth also fueled efforts to reunite families separated by slavery, aided by the Freedmen’s Bureau. In 2021, after decades of activism led by figures like Opal Lee, it became a federal holiday.

The holiday was first listed on the calendar of public events in 1872 with the help of the government’s Freedmen’s Bureau agency for newly freed Black people. Later that year, a group of Black ...

When was the first Juneteenth celebration? 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 ...

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.

The Freedmen’s Bureau recently digitized its search portal for archives from 1865-1872 to allow family historians and genealogists to research the history of their ancestors in the United States.