Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Learn ...

Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward.

Juneteenth: An emancipation celebration On June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved people in Texas, the last Confederate state forced to do so. June 15, 2021 More than 4 years ago ...

The holiday originated in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, marking the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday by President Biden in 2021.

Clarified: History of Juneteenth. Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, all enslaved people still were not free. That changed on June 19, 1865.

HOUSTON — A special "Juneteenth in July" celebration featuring Grammy-winning artists and a musical tribute to the late Rep.

Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.

Every June 19, the Broadway League has a tremendous program as part of its Black to Broadway initiative called “Broadway ...

This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ...