For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

Former president claims critics 'don't want to remember' America's past while Trump warns holiday costs billions ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service ...

Former President Biden spoke out against efforts to erase history during a Juneteenth speech in Texas, while President Trump ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

Ohio History Connection staff member Valerie Boyer celebrates Juneteenth by dancing with children at a Juneteenth celebration ...

Ohio History Connection's Valerie Boyer on Juneteenth's origin. She is a Galveston, Texas, native.