The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed. The resulting Juneteenth holiday ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

The only known original copy of General Order No. 3, an 1865 decree that alerted enslaved people in Galveston of their ...

An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on ...

Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is not a state holiday in Florida. Here's what to ...

A celebration of Black history and freedom, the day rose in prominence following the sweeping protests against racial ...

Does the mail run on Juneteenth 2025? Are banks open? Is the stock market open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...

Like with most federal holidays, the U.S. Post Office will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, for Juneteenth. Both UPS and FedEx will be open for delivery and pickup services on Juneteenth. Both ...

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Freedom Day and African American Independence Day, marks the emancipation of enslaved ...

Juneteenth falls on Thursday, June 19 in 2025. Here's what to know about whether banks, post offices and shipping services ...