Hutchinson, Kansas, is celebrating its 137th annual Emancipation Day with a multi-day event. The celebration includes a parade, picnic, gospel fest and other family-friendly activities. Organizers are ...

An emancipation day celebration in the coal mining town of Jenkins in Kentucky’s mountains was captured in this undated historic photograph from the early 20th century. (University of Kentucky) The ...

Emancipation Days returns Friday, Aug. 1, and this year’s events kick off with a ceremony in advance of planned renovations of Ewert Park. The annual three-day celebration, which is free, will also ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. We invited the hosts and organizers behind ...

Complete freedom for slaves in the United States didn’t occur when many people think it did. An increased awareness of Juneteenth will help Americans better understand this history. In January 1863, ...

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22nd, 1862, but it didn't go into full effect until January 1, 1863. That historic proclamation didn't immediately ...

The Eighth of August marks a significant date the history of freedom in the state of Tennessee. The date marks when, in 1863, Tennessee Military Governor - and future U.S. President - Andrew Johnson ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) –Over 150 years ago on January 1st President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ...

The Roanoke Branch of the NAACP held its annual Jubilee Day celebration on Thursday afternoon for the anniversary of the ...