Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, ...

The administration is using the tools of the state to influence—even poison—how America’s racial history will be taught in ...

Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

He may only be 11, but Roy Bishop III, of Grosse Pointe Woods, is already following in the public service footsteps of his ...

Protesters attempt to topple a statue of Albert Pike during an event to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of ...

Local News Rescheduled! | Juneteenth celebration at Emancipation Park planned for July 12 The Juneteenth celebration that was postponed last month has a new date.

Discover why some African Americans choose not to celebrate July 4th. Explore the historical context and struggles shaping this decision.

While the federal Juneteenth holiday marked its fourth observance as a U.S. federal holiday, people in the Virgin Islands commemorated 177 years since the emancipation of enslaved people. But this ...

Juneteenth, celebrated just a few weeks before the 4th of July, is the holiday commemorating the true liberation of enslaved African Americans. Its historical significance can be traced back to June ...

Palm Beach resident Ken Griffin's most recent purchases include rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment, both of which were signed by Lincoln. In July 2024, Griffin ...

Griffin, the founder and chief executive of Citadel, broke the auction record for a Lincoln-signed document.