Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to 2024.

On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half ... It was updated in 2024. Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in ...

On that day, some 250,000 still-enslaved African Americans were told that the Civil War had ended and that they had been declared free ... a photo of the store's "Celebration Edition Juneteenth ...