For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” honors the day in 1865 ...

Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day Festival at the Ohio History Center. The festival featured interactive ...

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

It's time to celebrate Juneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

June 19, 1865---It's the day freedom came to Texas and the birth of Juneteenth. Major General Gordon Granger and thousands of Union soldiers would arrive on the coast of Galveston with news that ...

One Galveston family's memories are also American history Roy Collins III, and his ancestors, have witnessed the holiday's slow rise to mainstream prominence firsthand.

GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston is marking the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth with a week of celebrations honoring the legacy of emancipation and African American culture.

GALVESTON, Texas — As a blazing sun rises over Galveston Island on the Texas coast, Sam Collins stands on the spot where history happened 157 years ago. “The birthplace of Juneteenth is here ...