On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to ...

On Tuesday, May 27, Lord proclaimed June as Pride Month, June 19 as Juneteenth, and recognized Homer local Ash-Lee Waddell as ...

Juneteenth was not covered in my history classes, nor publicly celebrated in any of the numerous towns where I previously lived. Here’s what I know now. On June 19, 1865, 160 years ago ...