Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S.

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

The annual Juneteenth holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It marks the day ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former ...

Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward.

While the federal Juneteenth holiday marked its fourth observance as a U.S. federal holiday, people in the Virgin Islands ...

Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and announced the freeing of slaves and the enforcement of ...