Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...

Juneteenth is an important day in Black history as well as American history. Though Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...

We have just passed he 162nd anniversary of the beginning of the Emancipation Proclamation, the document issued by Abraham ...

Hundreds of people attended the annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday at Plaza Del Mar Park in Santa Barbara. Juneteenth ...

As Juneteenth approaches, several events and celebrations in the RVA area will ramp up as well. 8News has you covered, and has created a list of local events for both family and friends to attend.

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths ...

The Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated amongst Black communities for over one-and-a-half centuries. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that the end of slavery was announced in ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in ...

An Abraham Lincoln–signed copy of the 13th Amendment, as well as a copy of the Emacipation Proclamation, are heading to ...

Someone will get a chance to own two literal pieces of American history. The post Documents that Lincoln signed to end ...