Woodland City Council passed a proclamation earlier this week declaring June 19 as Juneteenth. The Juneteenth celebration started June 19, 1865, when Texas Major General Gordon Granger read General ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, ...