Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...

Juneteenth’s origins and this year’s celebrations. The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the ...

Juneteenth’s origins and this year’s celebrations. The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the ...

Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. on June 19, 2025, honored the end of slavery while also confronting modern political efforts to suppress Black history and diversity initiatives.

Juneteenth’s origins and this year’s celebrations. The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the ...

Juneteenth’s origins and this year’s celebrations. The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the ...

Juneteenth’s origins and this year’s celebrations. The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the ...

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866.