This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S. Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when some of the last enslaved Black ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - It wasn’t until 2021 that Juneteenth became a national holiday in the United States. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day as it commemorates the end of ...

Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., is celebrated annually June 19. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, enslaved people in Texas weren't freed until June ...

Omaha, Nebraska, celebrated Juneteenth even before President Biden declared it a national holiday, remembering when federal troops came to Galveston and told Texans that slavery was over. That was ...

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union forces reached Galveston, Texas after the end of the Civil War and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation. June 19 became a national holiday in 2021 but ...

The only known original printed version of General Order 3, also known as the Juneteenth document, is on display at the Hall of State at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas Monday, June 9, 2025. Anja Schlein / ...

Omaha just elected its first Black mayor, giving this year's Juneteenth celebrations new energy. The city wants to mark the occasion by being a model for unity during a time of divisiveness. The city ...