LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Though tied to one historic date, the meaning of Juneteenth stretches far beyond June 19, 1865. On that day, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth, which commemorates the day the last group of enslaved people found out they had been freed. Long a holiday in the Black community and now ...

(KRON) — Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. On June 19, 1865, Union General ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...

On June 19, 1865, Union troops made it to Galveston Bay, Texas and finally told the last enslaved Black Americans they were free — nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation ...

Juneteenth, which is short for "June Nineteenth", celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is also known as "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day," honors the day in 1865 ...

On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free. That moment, now commemorated as ...

For more than half a century — a notable 51 years now, to be precise — Duluth has celebrated Juneteenth, or Freedom Day. It’s the commemoration of the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our ...

NFL Teams In Agreement On Juneteenth Holiday originally appeared on The Spun. Thursday June 19 is Juneteenth, a federal United States holiday to commemorate the ending of slavery. The holiday marks ...