The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...

Fitz Lee grew up in Dinwiddie County, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during wartime and died of health issues ...

The City of Gaffney will celebrate Juneteenth with three days of events. Juneteenth celebrates the liberation of African American slaves. The 13th Amendment, which freed the slaves, passed on Jan. 31, ...

The Black Scranton Project will hold its 6th annual Juneteenth Jubilee Block Party Thursday from 2-8 p.m. at the organization ...

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...

[LEXINGTON] Washington and Lee University has received a collection of 29 vintage prints and original graphics depicting Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

The journey from local observance to national holiday was a lengthy one, spanning over a century-and-a-half of American ...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of ...

For Ms. Opal, the hope was to ensure that a history she understood as central to her story, and to the story of our nation, ...

The United States Postal Service will be closed Thursday for Juneteenth, the U.S.’ newest federal holiday. Mail delivery, ...