CHICO — Stephen Irving discovered through his cousin that his great, great, great-grandfather, Marshall Showers, was a slave in Texas before being freed on June 19, 1865. Irving joined his family at ...

An emancipation day celebration in the coal mining town of Jenkins in Kentucky’s mountains was captured in this undated historic photograph from the early 20th century. (University of Kentucky) The ...

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence ...

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

Emancipation Days returns Friday, Aug. 1, and this year’s events kick off with a ceremony in advance of planned renovations of Ewert Park. The annual three-day celebration, which is free, will also ...

Juneteenth is celebrated as the end of slavery in the U.S. Celebration, reflection and progression are what historians say some African Americans across the country anticipate each year with the ...

The Eighth of August marks a significant date the history of freedom in the state of Tennessee. The date marks when, in 1863, Tennessee Military Governor - and future U.S. President - Andrew Johnson ...

Culinary historian Adrian Miller told Insider the origins of Juneteenth and how red-colored foods became intertwined with the holiday.

GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to explore ...

Sep. 21—GALLIPOLIS — One tradition leads into another and this past weekend, the Emancipation Celebration included noting the 25th annual Emancipation Proclamation Scholarships. As previously reported ...

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22nd, 1862, but it didn't go into full effect until January 1, 1863. That historic proclamation didn't immediately ...