Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of their freedom. While President Andrew Johnson freed his slaves, his legacy is complex due to his ...

The slaves had come to San Bernardino in 1852 with their owner, Robert Smith, part of the Mormon founding of the community.

Hutchinson will host its 137th annual Emancipation Day celebration with events throughout the weekend in the Salt City.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — On a hot July day in West Augustine, in the San Sebastian Cemetery, giant oaks welcomed a family to the ...

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

Talib Abdullahi founded the Black History Bike Ride in 2020 as a way to educate Austinites about the city's African American ...

Juneteenth is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," in honor of the day that Granger announced the abolition of slavery in Texas. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.

The Kennett library graciously offered to host the event after the original cancellation, and it ended up becoming a submersion in the African American culture due to the packed agenda and ...

History can be cruel. Charles Sumner, the great abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, is remembered only for being beaten on the Senate floor with a gold-topped walking stick by South Carolina ...

What began as a rainy morning turned into a heartfelt celebration of freedom, heritage and unity as the Montevallo community gathered for its third annual Juneteenth celebration on Thursday, June 19.

Everybody, it seems, has a favorite story about barbecue. Here's mine. Mrs. Duggins and I took a road trip to Memphis. We ...