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

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 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...

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.

This year for the first time as an organization, GBH is recognizing Juneteenth, a day that holds significant meaning for African Americans. It was on June 19, 1865 that slaves in Texas were officially ...

The day became known as Juneteenth ... people in Texas happened over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. The outlawing of slavery in 1865 did not mean black and white ...

Three years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of ... Day,” marks the day the last African American slaves were notified that they had been freed from their masters ...

The Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery throughout the ... of the Black Lives Matter movement. After a quick debate in Congress, Juneteenth was designated the newest federal holiday ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- After gaining federal recognition, many became familiar with Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the day slaves in Texas were freed. But, in North Carolina, Emancipation ...