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 ...

Story by Katie Hawkinson • 1d Former President Joe Biden commemorated Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, hours after President Donald Trump raged there are “too many” holidays in the U.S.

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 ...

One year after freedom was granted to Black men, women and children in Galveston came the first celebration of Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Liberation Day and Jubilee Day in its ...

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.

What is the history of Juneteenth? The celebration started with the freed enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the South in 1863, it ...

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.

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 2022 is a federal holiday in the U.S.—but what’s the meaning behind the day off? This is the celebration’s history since it started on June 19, ...

How people came to celebrate Juneteenth in the United States By Porsha Grant Wednesday, July 20, 2022 ...

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.