Before West Virginia was its own state, a Congressman from Massachusetts travelled to Wayne County with dreams of building a ...

Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

The Monterey County Black Caucus hosted the sixth annual Juneteenth Jubilee in Seaside, celebrating the federal holiday with community events.

Several events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths ...

The Civil War began at 4:30 am on April 12, 1861 at Ft. Sumter, Charleston, SC. Confederate gunners fired on Ft. Sumter in Charleston, SC on April 12, 1861. Ft. Sumter fell 34 hours later.

Charles Walker, with the local band Wave 11, greets people during the fourth annual Juneteenth Celebration at Lincoln Park on ...

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will not ...

For at least 60 years following the end of the Civil War, Jefferson City's Black citizens annually celebrated emancipation.

Back in 2011, about 1,000 people showed up for the long-haired and bearded casting call for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" movie, filmed in Richmond and other locations across Virginia.

The EPB guys worked tirelessly north of the river after Saturday's storm. They got our power line back up Saturday night after getting it out of the tree on the ground. They had a ton to do on ...