An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

As Juneteenth 2025 approaches, Houston and Galveston are holding events, a parade and festivals to mark the historic holiday.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed. The resulting Juneteenth holiday ...

They were honoring the past and celebrating the future on Tuesday at the Erie Veterans Hospital during their second annual ...

The only known original copy of General Order No. 3, an 1865 decree that alerted enslaved people in Galveston of their ...

The day's celebrations include historical commemorations, poetry, music, dancing and performances, and other ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...

Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday.

An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on Juneteenth and what it means.

For more information, visit eventbrite.com or email [email protected]. Juneteenth marks the actions of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...