With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

Ohio History Connection's Valerie Boyer on Juneteenth's origin. She is a Galveston, Texas, native.

Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day ...

Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

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

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

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, when President Joe Biden signed it into law. The bill passed with near ...

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

Galveston launches Juneteenth by, reenacting General Order No. 3, the order that let slaves aware of their freedom.

On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, marking the official end of slavery in the ...

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