For Black Americans who don't celebrate the 4th of July, the Juneteenth flag is a symbol of a holiday that more truly and ...

"Then Juneteenth thus became this kind of powerful symbol of freedom and the long struggle for civil rights." The Juneteenth National Independence Day A ct was passed by the U.S. House of ...

{{youtube:medium:right|w6rziFFA7F8}}Juneteenth has been celebrated in communities throughout the United States of America since the early part of the 20th century. The observance of June 19, 1865, as ...

In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for families to educate and engage children around this important holiday. The Civil War ended in April 1865, but news of ...

They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...