While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks,... Juneteenth: How news of the Emancipation ...

The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, marking when enslaved people in Texas received news of the ...

The holiday, often called America's second Independence Day, marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas.

On June 19, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prayers led by students at public high school football games aren't permitted under the constitutional separation of church and state.

The 2026 Juneteenth calendar features coordinated programming beginning mid-week across regional municipal hubs and library facilities.

HOUSTON — Houston's annual Juneteenth celebration is returning to Emancipation Park, a place that has been tied to the holiday for more than 150 years. Juneteenth commemorates the day federal troops ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Each year on June 19, we commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when ...

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Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally told they were free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. For nearly a ...

What is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it? Juneteenth is a federal holiday that honors June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas were set free. The order for the state came about two and a half ...

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Allamakee County following an EF-2 tornado that formed on June 17. The proclamation will allow state ...

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