Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

“Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for ...

beer and artisan vendors The Hingham Unity Council with hold the fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19. People are invited to gather at the ...

an Important Day' A retired educator, Lee makes a symbolic two-and-a-half mile walk each year on Juneteenth, a distance that honors the two-and-a-half years it took for news of freedom to reach ...

The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining ... states in the south were declared to be free. But this freedom depended on the Northern states winning the war.