This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

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: A Texas tradition. Dock Jackson. Often I am asked, “Exactly what is Juneteenth, and why do you celebrate it?” Many youth, and several of my friends from other states, ...

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

Juneteenth has enjoyed something of a resurgence in the eighties as it continues to be a mirror for black social and political attitudes. In 1979 black legislators, noting that Texas still ...

The home of Juneteenth: Texas town that's behind the holiday where America's last slaves were emancipated. In 1865, Union troops arrived on these shores to free the remaining slaves ...

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. When Juneteenth became a federal holiday, a year and a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A holiday that is spreading across the U. S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was ...

Her family in Texas own a former Confederate plantation. Every year, she said, her father hosts a giant Juneteenth celebration to gather and teach the community about its history.

Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday, in 1979. “As an adult who is navigating the weird feeling of being a proud Texan, which is ingrained into anyone born here, ...