In 1865, Union troops arrived on these shores to free the remaining slaves The holiday had been celebrated across communities in the South for years Nationally, Americans are celebrating ...

In 1863, former President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in confederate states. It wasn ...

Many people on social media said the photo evoked images of the slavery era. According to a news release from the Galveston Police ... Mr Neely is free on bond but could not be reached for comment ...

There was news, but the news had an admitted and a deliberate ... pulling African Americans together after slavery into cohesive communities. Whether you're talking about Kansas or Mississippi ...

Navy Week in Galveston began Monday with events at both the Galveston Naval Museum and Galveston Children’s Museum, as well ...

This archived news story is available ... Junteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — specifically the day the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that ...

Read full article: A letter to our viewers ... Despite the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation’s freeing of enslaved people, slavery persisted in slave-holding border states and rebel areas until ...

A new exhibition will explore how Leamington Spa benefited financially from colonialism and the transatlantic slave economy ... until 15 September. The free exhibition looks at the town's links ...

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates the end of slavery on June 19, 1865, when Union troops announced “all slaves are free” in Galveston, Texas. If you’re looking for ...

Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of Galveston ... slavery in the country. June 19 is honored as the first time Black Americans were thought of as ...

Archeologists believe that the buried individuals — now known as the Sugar Land 95 — were part of an state-run convict-leasing program after the abolition of slavery in 1865, according to the ...

Harris said of Trump, “He refused to accept the will of the people and to accept the results of an election that was free and fair ... Thursday night with Fox News Channel, Trump said ...