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.

The proclamation was accepted by committee member Angela Douglas and it declared June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in the Town of Bluffton. The proclamation designated the date as a Town of Bluffton ...

The Juneteenth Youth Summit took place Saturday, June 28, at the Goose Creek Community Center. Juneteenth is a federal ...

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. It became a federal holiday in 2021, signed into law by President Biden. Celebrations originated in 1866 and ...

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 ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

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.

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 ...