Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate when the last known slaves were freed two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. For Ricky Sherifield, ...

The sale, organized by the Old Greenwich Merchants Association, is from Thursday to Sunday. Visitors can expect live ...

Juneteenth can't be changed by an executive order with an ego-sized signature scratched onto a piece of paper by someone slouched in the Oval Office.

Among the happenings at Green Bay's sixth annual Juneteenth celebration: a marriage proposal, a new hula hoop champion, and ...

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno joined the Springfield Juneteenth Jubilee Committee to proclaim June 13 as Juneteenth Jubilee Day in Springfield.

For at least 60 years following the end of the Civil War, Jefferson City's Black citizens annually celebrated emancipation.

I am not, nor have I ever, condemning people in the past for their actions—their worldview, perspective, and culture had made them believe that such an institution was the proper ordering of ...

Travel personality Denella Ri'chard reflects on how a visit to Galveston, Texas, transformed how she views not only this ...

HE HOLDS SEVERAL OTHERS.## EVENTS TO CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH ARE PLANNED ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST THIS WEEKEND. JUNE 19TH WAS ...

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to ...

June 19, 1865 was the day Major General Gordon Granger reached the city of Galveston with a proclamation from then-President Abraham Lincoln. The recitation of the Emancipation Proclamation in South ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is celebrating Juneteenth with multiple events throughout this ...