Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this month. Although Juneteenth was officially recognized in 2021 by President Joe Biden, making it the ...

It's also known as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, or Cel-Liberation Day. Juneteenth is widely celebrated across the US, and for many the day became even more poignant after George ...

At the end of his 1999 posthumously published novel, "Juneteenth," noted Black author Ralph Ellison called for a poignant question to be asked on Emancipation Day: "How the hell do we get love ...

The College of Science commemorates the observance of Juneteenth, sometimes called black independence day, marking the day in 1865 when word of emancipation finally reached those enslaved in Galveston ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...