Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in America were finally freed from the remaining areas under Confederate rule.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.