GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden stressed the importance of voting at the Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island Thursday. Biden was among the dignitaries who attended the Juneteenth ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- Former President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity Thursday night during a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.

GALVESTON, Texas – Thursday marks 160 years since the end to slavery in the United States or Juneteenth. The island city of Galveston is often considered the birthplace city of the holiday because ...

GALVESTON (KTRK) -- Stephen Duncan has been playing the part of Union General Gordon Granger at Galveston's Juneteenth celebration for the past five years. This year feels different for him. "I hope ...

One hundred sixty years ago today, Union General Gordon Granger delivered an announcement in Galveston, Texas, that changed American history. It began, the people are informed that in accordance with ...

Officers and crowds wait outside Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, for the Juneteenth church service on June 19, 2025. (Cameron Thompson / Courthouse News) GALVESTON, Texas (CN) — Even in the Texas in ...

Explore the Galveston Movement and its significance in Jewish-American history, highlighting the story of early immigrants.