Spontaneous Juneteenth celebrations emerged almost immediately. Celebrants referred to the day as “Emancipation Day,” “Freedom Day,” “Juneteenth” and “ Jubilee Day .” The latter title alluded to the ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

INDIANA- Many people may not recall their first day of school, but for some, it remains an unforgettable memory. Personally, ...

Celebrations are underway around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday, marking the day in 1865 when Union ...