Emancipation

culture-and-society

Juneteenth marks the arrival of federal authority to enforce emancipation in the last Confederate stronghold, transforming an order into lived freedom. On June 19, 1865, Union G...

history

The Emancipation Photo depicts a formal group portrait likely taken in Washington, D.C., in April 1865, organized by Major General Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen’s Bureau. S...

history-culture

On June 19, 1865 , Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved people were free. This date, known as J...

culture-tradition

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 each year, marking the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of...

culture-and-society

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and announce freedom for enslaved people there. The holid...

history-culture

Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, the date when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people were free. This occurred more...

Society & Culture

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved people, more...

history-governance

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is widely regarded as one of the most consequential leaders in American history, chiefly for preserving the Union and a...

culture-traditions

Juneteenth is celebrated to mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This d...

Society & Culture

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of enslaved people. This date represents...