While Salt Lake City officials gathered Tuesday for a celebration to raise the city’s new Juneteenth flag over City Hall, ...

June 19 will be one of just seven free entrance days in California national parks and forests. See where to go for the Juneteenth holiday.

The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

Despite existing for 160 years, Juneteenth is relatively new to Portland. In fact, this year marks the 80th anniversary of ...

The event featured a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation from Brian Bibeau, who's been long involved in the event, who portrayed Brigadier General McCook. Attendees joined to commemorate May ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation changing the legal status of slaves to free people on Jan. 1, 1863, but the war between the Union and Confederacy would go on for ...

The 64th Annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration in Gary — a constant to usher in the new year — also ushered in a new era for the Interfaith Clergy Council of Gary & Vicinity as its ...

The International African American Museum hosted a program on New Year’s Day in collaboration with the Charleston Emancipation Proclamation Association. The event served to commemorate the anniversary ...

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The National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation will go on permanent display. Starting in 2026, the historic document will find a home next to ...