Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day ...

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

Ohio History Connection's Valerie Boyer on Juneteenth's origin. She is a Galveston, Texas, native.

Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865 as Union troops arrived in ...

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THIS EVENT GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND THIS DAY REALLY IS ABOUT LIBERATION. IT’S KNOWN AS FREEDOM DAY WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND IT’S A DAY THEY’VE BEEN ...

One hundred and sixty years after word reached Galveston, Texas, that enslaved African Americans were now free, the city is ...

Fox News reports that Donald Trump may consider using nuclear weapons to eliminate Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility.