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Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to ...
The last enslaved people in America learned of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation 160 years ago. It took two ...
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - June 19, 1865 Major General Gordon Granger announced freedom to the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas nearly two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation ...
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Wichitans celebrate Juneteenth
Honoring history celebrating culture and speaking truth through art. Tonight, Wichita marked Juneteenth with rhyme, ...
The former president asked that people vote and help others register to vote at the Emancipation Service at Reedy Chapel.
Juneteenth 2025 marks 160 years since the last enslaved people were freed from Galveston, two years after the Emancipation ...
My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.
At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, adults and teenagers gathered together to celebrate the day commemorating the end of ...