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Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...
Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...
Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...
Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...
On Juneteenth, some organizations will be closing for the day. Here is a list of some of the those in the Dallas-Fort Worth ...
States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth Celebration (East Palo Alto): June 21, 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m., Bell Street Park. The City of East Palo Alto and Live ...
Several events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.
The free, 25-minute music and dance program, "Remembering Juneteenth," will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Alamo Plaza.
Juneteenth is observed federally and at the city level, but not at the state level. Here's a look at what businesses will be ...