Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th ... more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This day is not only significant for African American history but also holds profound implications ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

large crowds of African Americans were celebrating Juneteenth. During these early celebrations, prayer and spirituals were ...

And prior to Granger's arrival, "many slave owners in Confederate states simply chose not to tell their slaves about the Emancipation Proclamation ... The first Juneteenth celebration took place ...

For the fourth year in a row, the Medina community will come together in the city’s historic square to observe Juneteenth.

A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District ...

You can experience the Juneteenth festival, freedom walk tour, parade, gala and tons of other events, including an annual reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when slaves on Galveston Island learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves were free – more than two years after it was signed. "Juneteenth is ...

The fifth annual Juneteenth Jubilee will be held on June ... National Museum of African American History and the presidential proclamation. The announcement came more than two years after ...