Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to ...

A mural, left, at Africatown Heritage House displays the names of known and unknown enslaved people who were aboard the Clotilda. Cudjo Lewis, also known as Kossola Oluale, right, was one of the ...

Thousands of sculpted heads – captive African men, women, and children – meticulously created by the artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo ...

June 19, 1865, can be described as a day of freedom. It's the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.

Juneteenth — which became a federal holiday in 2021 — celebrates the fall of slavery by marking the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to announce the end of slavery, two years ...

Juneteenth's origins and this year's celebrations The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end ...

Juneteenth's origins and this year's celebrations The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...

Slavery is embedded in our country’s DNA and fully understanding its role in the creation of this country and its modern-day implications should be important to everyone.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas ...