Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Although Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for more than 150 years, the U.S. now commemorates the day as an official holiday.

and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to commemorate the end of slavery. It's also known as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, or Cel-Liberation Day.

But it took over 150 years to get to this point. While the origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865, the end of slavery technically came more than two years earlier, in 1863, after ...

Gordon Granger, arrived two months after the effective end ... Juneteenth Foundation, told the Post. Nationwide recognition also provides the U.S. the opportunity "to come to terms with how ...

In essence, that’s what Juneteenth means to me,” Gordon-Reed ... Those two nations didn’t sign a treaty to end slavery until April 1866 — a year after the end of the Civil War, Parker ...

Juneteenth is known by many names ... The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery throughout the U.S., but in December 1865, the ratification of the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in ...

Why are the date and venue controversial? Juneteenth is an annual commemoration of the end of slavery. While not a federal holiday, it is celebrated widely by African Americans. It celebrates the ...

Public statements on social media have suggested President Trump moved to end observance of Black History Month.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will host The Pennington Lecture with Annette Gordon-Reed on Thursday, February 20, 2025. On ...

Save the Children encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their children about the history of race in America. In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for ...

A Black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and ...