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In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill that made Juneteenth an official federal holiday. This historic legislation marked a significant milestone in recognizing and commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans

The villages are just two of several that hosted events — solemn and celebratory — to mark the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people on this day in history, June 19, 1865, originating in Galveston, Texas.

Juneteenth is a national holiday June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery: Here's the meaning, history, what the flag means, which state was the last to free slaves

Today, June 19, we observe our nation’s newest federal holiday: Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in Texas at the end of the Civil War.

In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill that made Juneteenth an official federal holiday. This historic legislation marked a significant milestone in recognizing and commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans

By Robert L. Schaadt

Walking through Dublin’s EPIC: The Irish Emigration Museum, I came to an exhibit that brought tears to my eyes. I no longer feel the need to stifle public displays of

On June 17, 2021, the United States Senate passed a bill making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday, and while a majority of the states in the Union recognize and

OpEd: Since I had two great grand-fathers who were in Galveston a month before General Granger arrived and who were also at Appomattox Courthouse when General Lee surrendered, Juneteenth is deeply personal to me.