A look at the history of Juneteenth and what it represents for the descendants of enslaved people and others in the United States.

To enshrine Juneteenth in any state, its legislature would have to pass bills to make it a permanent holiday. Race remains a sensitive issue in the United States, five years after tensions flared over ...

Like the millions of enslaved people who lived in the United States, Cretia is a part of America’s enduring legacy of slavery that we remember this month with the holiday Juneteenth.

"(Congress has) not done, and therefore, Juneteenth is and will remain a federal holiday, unless Congress feels otherwise," Paul added. How many states recognize Juneteenth as a p ...

June 19, 1865 –the day all people in the United States were officially granted freedom.

3. Juneteenth celebrations spread across the United States as African Americans migrated. During the first part of the 20 th century, African Americans migrated from the Jim Crow south to cities in ...

Celebrating Juneteenth is historically significant because it represents and celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth marks the day 250,000 slaves were freed.

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is a time for people of color to come together to celebrate their freedom in America.

According to the National Park Service, Juneteenth (June 19) is one of the oldest known commemorations related to the abolition of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth National Independence ...

Los Angeles will mark this year’s 200 year anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States – Juneteenth, now a federal holiday – on Thursday with a slew of events. The federal ...

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.