A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...

The first national museum of slavery could soon rise in Richmond. New legislation introduced at the Richmond City Council in December says the city is preparing to allocate $1.3 million to support ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Juneteenth celebrates the fall of slavery in the U.S. At the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit, visitors heard from ...

Seven years after the Florida Legislature approved a memorial recognizing the tragedy of slavery for the grounds of the ...

Columbus Day and Presidents Day are now in the crosshairs as debate erupts over which holidays America should actually ...

The museum’s special programming targeted visitors who may not have known about America’s second independence day and the ...

Cherokee Nation celebrated Juneteenth this year with the signing of an executive order establishing a task force to examine ...

Here's what to know about the holiday in South Carolina.

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.