It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ...

The building is dedicated to sharing the story of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, who became the first Native American to earn a medical degree in 1889 and then returned to the Omaha reservation to ...

The United States' newest federal holiday , celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

Juneteenth is not the first federal holiday with a complicated history. Nevertheless, with other complex holidays, Americans had years to process their misgivings. In short, the nation is still ...

This confusion likely emerged because many Americans did not even learn about Juneteenth until around when it became a federal holiday in 2021. Moreover, the Trump administration and state ...

Nevertheless, with other complex holidays, Americans had years to process their misgivings. In short, the nation is still deciding what it means to be free. This article is republished from The ...

Nevertheless, with other complex holidays, Americans had years to process their misgivings. In short, the nation is still deciding what it means to be free. Advertisement.

Nevertheless, with other complex holidays, Americans had years to process their misgivings. In short, the nation is still deciding what it means to be free. Advertisement ...