Texans can only buy fireworks around the holidays of the Fourth of July, New Year's and, for Texans who live near the ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

Amid concerns for Black rights in the US and ahead of a tense election period, celebrating Juneteenth has never been more important. June 19 commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

Juneteenth remembers June 19, 1865, when a Union general told enslaved African Americans in Texas that the war had ended and the Emancipation Proclamation was in effect. In a proclamation in June ...

Fort Worth City Council approves land National Juneteenth Museum previously given to Southside Community Center, operations move to Hazel Harvey Center ...

Juneteenth is June 19. This day marks when federal troops arrived in Texas in 1865 to ensure all enslaved people in the rebellion state were free. The holiday is often celebrated with festivals ...

Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville. Juneteenth, or June 19, commemorates the day upon which Black slaves learned of their emancipation in 1865. Former President Joe Biden signed a bill in 2021 recognizing ...

Designated as a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, when Union troops announced “all slaves are free” in Galveston, Texas. Since the holiday ...

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when slaves on Galveston Island learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves were free – more than two years after it was signed. "Juneteenth is ...