The church, located at 2013 Broadway, was built in 1863, although slaves began worshipping on the property in 1848. In June of 1865, it became one of the first locations on the island visited by messengers reading aloud U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Granger's General Order No. 3, which ended slavery in Texas.

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It wasn't clear which celebration Biden would attend or if he would speak at the event.

Juneteenth marks a pivotal part of our nation's history. For a local family, it's also a time to reflect on their past: the journey of their enslaved ancestors and the success that followed. "My great-grandfather was a 5-year-old when his family came in 1865,

History came alive Tuesday for visitors to Galveston’s historic 1838 Menard House as living history interpreters regaled guests with stories of the Underground Railroad, Buffalo Soldiers and enslaved

Galveston, Texas, stands as the unique birthplace of Juneteenth, where on June 19, 1865, freedom reached the final enslaved individuals in the United States. The city commemorates that legacy

Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history under the rug?

Just 50 miles from Galveston Island, two community leaders are carrying the torch of freedom through affordable housing, wealth creation and

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of enslaved African Americans — over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all enslaved people in the Confederacy.