Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open ...

Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but there are many more coming up.

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating Black freedom in America. Here's how to celebrate, what will be open and closed ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

The complete freeing of slaves in the United States didn’t happen when many think it did. Juneteenth will help Americans ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually in the United States on June 19, commemorates the liberation of enslaved Black people.

The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

June 19, 1865—when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the slaves in  Galveston Bay, Texas. Union General Gordon Granger delivered the news that President Lincoln had issued two and a half ...