A key part of understanding “what is Juneteenth Day?”, is understanding what the emancipation proclamation is. The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Abraham ...

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th ... more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This day is not only significant for African American history but also holds profound implications ...

And prior to Granger's arrival, "many slave owners in Confederate states simply chose not to tell their slaves about the Emancipation Proclamation ... The first Juneteenth celebration took place ...

In 2025, D.C. is celebrating 20 years of officially observing the holiday. A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will ...

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

The National Archives will display both the original Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3 from June 18 to 20. The museum will also host its Juneteenth Celebration with Playback ...

A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District announced Thursday. This year’s celebration will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

You can experience the Juneteenth festival, freedom walk tour, parade, gala and tons of other events, including an annual reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth remembers June 19, 1865, when a Union general told enslaved African Americans in Texas that the war had ended and the Emancipation Proclamation was in effect. In a proclamation in June ...