HOUSTON — Juneteenth celebrates the historical day of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

Several events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.

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Juneteenth serves as a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come against great odds and a call to action to continue investing ...

A Juneteenth Celebration is set for 3 to 7 p.m. the public is invited to attend Saturday, June 14, at Dr. Martin Luther King ...

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Koritha Mitchell, an English professor at Ohio State University who celebrated Juneteenth growing up in a small town outside of Houston, told CBS News in 2021 that, for her, the day revolved ...

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Houston knows how to celebrate Juneteenth. Houston, one of the largest cities in the country and located approximately two hours from Galveston—the birthplace of Juneteenth—boasts a sizable ...