Today Boston marks Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. On June 19, 1865, the Union Army reached Galveston Bay, Texas and it ...

A flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images) June 19 marks Juneteenth, a ...

While the Trump administration has rolled back federal support for DEI initiatives, there is no public plan to change the status of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The fifth year since Juneteenth was ...

Galveston, Texas, holds a unique and powerful place in American history as the birthplace of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger told slaves in ...

The holiday traces back 160 years on the island, to the day General Gordon Granger announced enslaved people were free two ...