The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin ...

Federal troops in American cities have historical precedent, from President George H.W. Bush's response to Rodney King riots ...

From downtown's Freedom Fest to the Rock Hall's Mx. Juneteenth, multiple venues offer music, food, education and community ...

As a charter member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, he knew The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. personally ... Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon Johnson. These men were a hundred ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a ...

Springfield, Illinois is hosting a variety of Juneteenth events from June 12-19, including a pageant, panel discussions, and a parade. Several events are free and open to the public, including ...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum's special events for Juneteenth will include the display of a signed copy ...

A Denver pastor who helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the 1963 March on Washington ... "We were up by the Lincoln Memorial, thousands and thousands, you've never seen so many people ...

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...

June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers liberated Texas slaves, came to be known as "Juneteenth," the oldest nationally celebrated ...