San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas ...

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

That answer made it plain that in Maine, at least, Emancipation Day (April 16) carried a historical weight that the Texan ...

Americans will be celebrating Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the ...

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal ...

Juneteenth – short for June Nineteenth – recognizes the day in 1865 when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas ...

Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration (Thursday, June 19, starting at 11 a.m.) 165 Waterfront St., National Harbor, Md. Freedom in Full Color: A Juneteenth Paint & Sip Celebration (Thursday, June 19 from ...

The fifth annual raising of the Juneteenth flag will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a short reception. This will be the first ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It signifies the day–June 19, 1865–on which the last slaves ...