Juneteenth has been celebrated for more than 150 years, marking the day a group of enslaved Black people in Texas learned they had been officially freed over two years prior. But for a new generation ...

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This article originally appeared in UCSB’s ‘The Current‘. The American Civil War had been over for two years before the news arrived to much of Texas, where on June 19, 1865, in the small seaport of ...

It’s been over 150 years since enslaved Black Americans, all in the then-Confederate state of Texas, learned of their freedom. It was June 19, 1865 — two months after the Civil War ended and 2½ years ...

Whenever I tell high school students in classes I visit that I appreciated learning about slavery as a child growing up in the Caribbean, they often look confused. Why, they ask, did I like learning ...

Recently, my middle schoolers brought home some homework that was puzzling. I looked at one of the papers and frowned. Why did Eli Whitney, who we grownups were taught was a Black man who invented the ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH)– The Children’s Museum in Indianapolis is hosting its annual Juneteenth Jamboree, a celebration filled with educational activities and live performances. The event, which runs from ...

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 19. It will feature art, music, performances and more family-friendly fun. Other WRAL Top Stories Admission is free for all outdoor events, ...

The American Civil War had been over for two months before the news arrived to much of Texas, where on June 19, 1865, in the small seaport of Galveston, Union General Gordon Granger issued the ...

A new Juneteenth holiday cooking and activity book by award-winning author Alliah Agostini joyfully affirms Black children’s heritage and history. Juneteenth has been celebrated for more than 150 ...