Since the moment emancipation celebrations started on March 1, 1780, all the way up to June 19, 1865, Black crowds gathered to seek redress for slavery. On that first Juneteenth in Texas ...

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon ...

Texans can only buy fireworks around the holidays of the Fourth of July, New Year's and, for Texans who live near the ...

The 157-year-old holiday, the name of which is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 when a group ... The first Juneteenth celebration took place in Texas in ...

The "Cowboy Carter Chronicles" explores the themes of Black resilience and freedom through Beyoncé's reimagining of "Blackbird" on her album.

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville. Juneteenth, or June 19, commemorates the day upon which Black slaves learned of their emancipation in 1865. Former President Joe Biden signed a bill in 2021 recognizing ...

Designated as a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, when Union troops announced “all slaves are free” in Galveston, Texas. Since the holiday ...

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when slaves on Galveston Island learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves were free – more than two years after it was signed. "Juneteenth is ...