“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” Thus declared Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army on ...

In a quiet corner of a library at Mississippi State University, you’ll find a slim red volume that tells the story of what may be America’s first Juneteenth. It took place in New Orleans in the summer ...

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia celebrates Emancipation Day on April 16. On that day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. With its ...