Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

Those gathered June 19 for a Juneteenth commemoration in La Grange heard the Rev. Wheeler Parker tell of his cousin Emmett ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

Jennifer Sharpe, former deputy editor of The Journal Record, has been contributing a weekly opinion column for more than three years. She was the 2023 winner of the Oklahoma Press Association ONG ...

Trump’s attack on the stewards of our country’s heritage and history is an attack on our national sense of self.

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

The date is becoming more widely known due to the efforts of Black historians who have been sharing the date's importance throughout the state.

Theatrical event, free day also scheduledSPRINGFIELD The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will celebrate ...