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For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy. It was the day when a Union officer reached Galveston, Texas and announced their liberation
Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. Here is a look at the origins of
Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy, in the form of parades, street festivals, musical performances, or cookouts
Braxton Bragg was a slave-owning racist and failed military leader, sometimes described as the worst general of the Civil War. The question should be, why would anyone name a military
Saturday’s Juneteenth parade in Pittsburgh included all of the usual features that highlight a parade — marching bands, music, police cars, horses and candy thrown to kids. But on this day, one individual in particular outshone all other trappings of the event. Former Tuskegee Airman Lt. Colonel James H. Harvey