ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Juneteenth commemorates when the last of the nation's enslaved people learned that they were free in Texas. A city on the First Coast was one of the first places in the South ...

Just over 160 years ago on Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in an attempt to save ...

On New Year’s Eve, Black churches in New Orleans and across the country will continue the tradition known as Watch Night or ...

Before Juneteenth, there was Emancipation Day. This past Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 was the 163rd anniversary of an historical ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation is commonly believed to have ended slavery in the United States, but that’s a misconception. The United States was a ...

“Black history is our history. This is our time to serve, and this is our time to be a part of our own history. Starting in ...

On the night of December 31, 1862, African Americans of all social classes gathered in secret to observe Watch Night, a religious tradition of collective reflection and anticipation of the ...

The watch service continues a tradition that traces its roots to the night the Emancipation Proclamation was scheduled to ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, will be on display in Springfield in coming weeks as part of the celebration of the Juneteenth holiday. According to ...

Historical amnesia can threaten freedom, Rev. Nicole P. Guns and others warned during an Emancipation Proclamation ...

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