For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

Galveston launches Juneteenth by, reenacting General Order No. 3, the order that let slaves aware of their freedom.

The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Galveston – Thursday marks 160 years since the end to slavery in the United States or Juneteenth. The island city of ...

Kenosha marked Juneteenth with music, unity and celebration, as families gathered at Civic Park for the city’s fifth annual ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...