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

The article discusses the ongoing issue of slavery in Texas, the rescinding of asylum protection for people of color, and the need for young Progressives to fight for democracy and the Constitution.

The celebrations come as President Donald Trump’s administration has worked to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

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As a Massachusetts senator during the years leading up to the Civil War, Sumner was a passionate and committed abolitionist.

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia, Democratic lawmakers urged their colleagues and Gov. Patrick Morrisey to ...

Celebrations across the country marked Juneteenth, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom ...

Festival in Wean Park The Youngstown Juneteenth Cultural Festival runs noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Wean Park, located on 20 acres of greenspace between the Covelli Centre and the Youngstown ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought ...

By coincidence, the history channel aired a show about Bleeding Kansas the day before Jim Calvert’s article “Forward Progress: A Civil War?” was published. Does Calvert really think that is ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work for Juneteenth. Millions don't deserve it, especially Ohio lawmakers and ...