WASHINGTON — For many Americans, June 19 has long had a special meaning. But last Friday, the day known as Juneteeth got a lot of added attention. The holiday, which honors the end of slavery in ...

HOUSTON — June 19, 1865 was a date that means so much to Texas. On that day in Galveston, Texas, slaves learned they were free. But actually realizing that freedom? It didn’t come easy. We're looking ...

2017: The Pleasant Green Baptist Church’s Marching Saints take part in the Juneteenth parade. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger led a regiment into Galveston, Texas, to spread the word that ...

Juneteenth falls on June 19, but since the holiday fell on a Sunday this year, Americans are celebrating it on Monday, June 20 -- which is today. Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth commemorates the ...

Education for Black Americans didn’t come easy. Because Black Americans were held back from freedom during slavery, it also held them back from education, and to this day, the Black community is still ...

Visitors milled about Gary City Hall grounds Saturday for the city’s second annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival celebration. A DJ and musical entertainers, a poet and dance performances by students of ...

WASHINGTON — The end of slavery in the United States is often recognized by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. But the day commemorating the freedom of African Americans, ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated Juneteenth's relation to slavery. It celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation, but the Emancipation Proclamation didn't apply to all states in ...

HOUSTON — June 19, 1865 was a date that means so much to Texas. On that day in Galveston, Texas, slaves learned they were free. But actually realizing that freedom? It didn’t come easy. We're looking ...

2017 photo: Pleasant Green Baptist Church's Marching Saints march during the Juneteenth parade. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger led a regiment into Galveston, Texas, to spread the word ...