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The church, located at 2013 Broadway, was built in 1863, although slaves began worshipping on the property in 1848. In June ...
Juneteenth marks a pivotal part of our nation's history. For one family, it's also a time to reflect on their past: the ...
Just 50 miles from Galveston Island, two community leaders are carrying the torch of freedom through affordable housing, ...
Does the mail run on Juneteenth 2025? Are banks open? Is the stock market open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's ...
Texas – Former President Joe Biden will be in Galveston Thursday as a dignitary for a Juneteenth event. Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen confirmed to KPRC 2’s Bill Barajas that the Galveston ...
Juneteenth marks a pivotal part of our nation's history. For one family, it's also a time to reflect on their past: the journey of their enslaved ancestors and the success that followed.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed. The resulting Juneteenth holiday ...
Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is not a state holiday in Florida. Here's what to ...
Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of enslaved ...
The only known original copy of General Order No. 3, an 1865 decree that alerted enslaved people in Galveston of their ...
Texas native Wesley Johnson Sr. donned his signature white Stetson cowboy hat and rode his white stallion through city ...
Newsom officially recognized Juneteenth as a state holiday in 2022, giving state workers the option to take the day off in ...