Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, is one of the most important commemorative days in the United States. The holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States. In 2026, Juneteenth continues ...

Black Americans have been celebrating Juneteenth for more than a century, but it's only been a federal holiday for a few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lt. Reuban Torres of the University of Utah's police department's honor guard and Frances Battle display a Juneteenth flag during ...

Three years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well as education. The federal ...

Today marks Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It honors the moment — on June 19, 1865 — that Union General Gordon Granger arrived in ...

The celebration commemorates June 19, 1865, when a military decree informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with parades and celebrations on Friday, June 19, and into the weekend. It’s also a federal and state holiday ...

The Fourth of July is just over a month away. Although Independence Day is, for many Americans, synonymous with freedom, July 4, 1776, was not a day of independence for enslaved Americans. Enslaved ...

The U.S. Colored Troops were among the first to arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—yet their story has long been overlooked.

On June 19, 1865, a Union general rode into Galveston, Texas, and changed history. More than 160 years later, the nation is still finding ways to fully honor what that moment meant. Juneteenth, ...

Juneteenth is a day honoring June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. The day is celebrated with events and festivals in most areas nationwide. Juneteenth ...