By Nikonie Brown-McManus and Michelle Sy-Savane On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. This day became ...

Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. Originating in Galveston, Texas, Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19 all over the United States. The day was recognized as ...

By Andrea Williams, community assistant June 19, 1865, proved to be a day that would forever change the lives of an entire nation. On that day, 2000 saddle-weary Union troops of the 13th Army Corps ...

Today is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. Since Texas was a remote slave state, news of the end of the Civil War and ...