For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

A new book details correspondence — letters long assumed to have been lost or destroyed -– that shed light on the nature of ...

This year, Juneteenth falls on Thursday, June 19. Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday.

A Juneteenth celebration took place near the Alamo on Thursday, marking the first time a play was performed at the pavilion in front of the Menger ...

Donald Trump made these remarks at the White House days after sending National Guard to LA amid protests over aggressive ICE ...

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...

The holiday, which falls on June 19, commemorates the historic day when more than 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston Bay, Texas, finally gained their freedom on June 19, 1865—two and a half years ...

Those around the US behind efforts to cripple civil rights, erase accurate, unvarnished history and keep Americans afraid don ...

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

Should parts of Yellowstone National Park — or any national park or monument — be sold so private homes can be built there?

The likeness between the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln and his 11th-generation descendant Ralph C.

A kindergarten art teacher has left internet viewers in stitches after sharing her students' unexpectedly emotional reaction ...