For the observation of the federal holiday, we hear from Nathan Connolly, an associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, about the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff read it.

Officials in Galveston, Texas, read the Emancipation Proclamation to celebrate Juneteenth. Watch the reading stream live in the video player above. Juneteenth is observed on June 19 to commemorate the ...

Today, the country observes Juneteenth. The holiday marks the arrival of U.S. Army troops in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. The troops told some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free ...

Today, the country observes Juneteenth. The holiday marks the arrival of U.S. Army troops in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. The troops told some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free ...

NPR staff members read the Emancipation Proclamation to celebrate Juneteenth. Honoring Juneteenth with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation LEILA FADEL, HOST: Today, the federal government ...

For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the... Observing Juneteenth with a reading of the ...