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

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

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

An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on ...

Former president claims critics 'don't want to remember' America's past while Trump warns holiday costs billions ...

Another Juneteenth has come and gone, except in Galveston. Former President Joe Biden's visit to the island last Thursday and ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service ...

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

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

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

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