ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - It wasn’t until 2021 that Juneteenth became a national holiday in the United States. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day as it commemorates the end of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — School may be out but ...

DALLAS — The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that ...

The Declaration of Independence was officially signed on July 4, 1776, but it would be nearly a century later until all Americans were legally free. While slavery was abolished by President Abraham ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our ...

ABILENE, Texas — For the third consecutive year, Juneteenth is recognized as a federal holiday. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day commemorating the end of slavery. Today at Stevenson Park, Let ...

DALLAS (AP) — The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared ...