Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19, honors the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in a Confederate community in Galveston, Texas, who were notified that ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth, and Galveston celebrated their rich history at the very place it began. ABC13 brought you a first-hand view of the 41st Annual Al ...

Former President Joe Biden marked Juneteenth at a historic church in Galveston, Texas, criticizing what he called ongoing efforts to erase U.S. history while indirectly referencing his successor ...

Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Galveston, Texas, history, marks the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived with U.S. troops to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and bring freedom to ...

Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Galveston and Texas history, marks the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived with U.S. troops to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and bring ...

Formerly enslaved people and their descendants also made yearly pilgrimages back to Galveston to memorialize the date's significance. Juneteenth became an official Texas holiday in 1980.

Leah Frazier, founder of the Juneteenth Fashion Show, and Historian and Writer Deah Berry Mitchell share the history of Juneteenth and their time in Galveston, TX.

The Civil War ended in April 1865 and two months later, on June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, with Granger saying, "The ...

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. It marks when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 and freed 250,000 slaves.

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, although it is not universally observed. Oklahoma County observes it, ...

The annual, free event, held at Memorial Park in Logan Heights, celebrates Black history and the Juneteenth holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after nearly 250 years.