HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, and Galveston celebrated their rich history at the very place it began. ABC13 brought you a first-hand view of the 41st Annual Al ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19, honors the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in a Confederate community in Galveston, Texas, who were notified that ...

Formerly enslaved people and their descendants also made yearly pilgrimages back to Galveston to memorialize the date's significance. Juneteenth became an official Texas holiday in 1980.

It also failed to free those held in bondage in Texas. That would not come until June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order #3. Popular ...

A Juneteenth flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024.© Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images ...

Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Galveston, Texas, history, marks the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived with U.S. troops to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and bring freedom to ...

Leah Frazier, founder of the Juneteenth Fashion Show, and Historian and Writer Deah Berry Mitchell share the history of Juneteenth and their time in Galveston, TX.

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. It marks when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 and freed 250,000 slaves.

When General Granger reached Galveston, Texas, he issued General Orders No. 3 (now known as Juneteenth Order) that freed 250,000 slaves in Texas.

How people came to celebrate Juneteenth in the United States By Porsha Grant Wednesday, July 20, 2022 ...