This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S. Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when some of the last enslaved Black ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- Former President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity Thursday night during a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.

GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...

GALVESTON WILL BE CELEBRATING THIS YEAR. ON JUNE 19TH, 1865, THE DAY THE LAST KNOWN ENSLAVED PEOPLE LEARNED THEY WERE FREE. THE CELEBRATION OF THAT DAY, AN IMPORTANT PART OF MILWAUKEE’S IDENTITY.

Officers and crowds wait outside Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, for the Juneteenth church service on June 19, 2025. (Cameron Thompson / Courthouse News) GALVESTON, Texas (CN) — Even in the Texas in ...

Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) is a US federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when enslaved African Americans in ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – As people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, some question whether or not lawmakers in 1865 actually intended to abolish enslavement. Juneteenth commemorates the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, ...