The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

A federal holiday is coming up that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth.

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

Theatrical event, free day also scheduledSPRINGFIELD The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate ...

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

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

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

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