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Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States, will be held Saturday at Rotary Hill Park.
Juneteenth is often described as the day “slavery ended in Texas,” but the truth behind it tells a deeper, more sobering ...
Among the orders issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War was one declaring that all enslaved ...
Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, Poughkeepsie: Celebrate freedom, culture and community with music, dance, food, drinks, games ...
Beaumont's Juneteenth event moves indoors to the Civic Center due to weather, featuring Midnight Star and free admission.
The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to ...
On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...
Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
Opal's Walk for Freedom​ takes place on June 19 in Fort Worth. Lee still plans to participate in the walk, her granddaughter said.