Today is Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when U.S. Army troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free. They were enforcing the Emancipation ...
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...
Massachusetts is uniquely tied to the history of Juneteenth, the annual holiday honoring the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas in 1865 learned of their emancipation, officially ...
Juneteenth celebrations are taking place nationwide Sunday. Opal Lee, 95, has spent much of her life advocating for civil rights. When she was just 12, her family home was vandalized and set ablaze by ...
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Arlington is set to host a powerful evening of reflection at the Juneteenth Celebration 2025, taking place Saturday at Levitt Pavilion in downtown Arlington. The event marks 160 years since ...