What is the history of Juneteenth? The celebration started with the freed enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the South in 1863, it ...

The Civil War ended in April 1865 and two months later, on June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, with Granger saying, "The ...

GALVESTON, Texas - It’s been 160 years since enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free on June 19, 1865 – a day now commemorated annually as Juneteenth.

FOX 26's Leslie DelasBour shows us some of the Juneteenth celebrations in Galveston. Biden pans "efforts to erase history" and takes veiled shot at Trump What type of seafood is healthiest? Here ...

Juneteenth marks the anniversary of Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger reading General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865.

'This is American history': From Galveston to Concord, 5 communities keep Juneteenth stories alive Juneteenth in Illinois The city of Peoria, in Central Illinois, celebrated the day with a parade ...

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, although it is not universally observed. Oklahoma County observes it, ...

Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties. Learn about the continuing effort, despite federal acknowledgment.

Before she moved to Columbus in 2020 and eventually became the Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, the Texas native was the 2012 Miss Juneteenth.

In the red carpet area of the Ohio History Connection, Theo White (left) plays Booker T. Washington, and Zachery Franklin plays W.E.B. Du Bois at the Juneteenth celebration on June 19, 2025.