In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of ... Grant, it took months to break the last chains. Texas was a backwater to the war and news was late to arrive.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill making Juneteenth a permanent state holiday, closing state offices annually on June 19 to ...

Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day, Juneteenth is one of the many ways culture and freedom are celebrated in Black communities across America. Juneteenth is often a time where ...

In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of ... Grant, it took months to break the last chains. Texas was a backwater to the war and news was late to arrive.