Gainesville launches Journey to Juneteenth with a flag ceremony, honoring Florida’s May 20, 1865, emancipation and promoting ...

Derek O. Jackson, the author of a new book, “Men Dying…Garden Moments,” will be featured at two events in Wakulla County in ...

People across Florida are celebrating the day slavery ended in the Sunshine State.

America has been great many times in history: the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil Rights Act, the space race and the ...

Juneteenth takes place on June 19 each year. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery after the Civil War.

A new exhibit at the Lincoln Presidential Library explores Reconstruction’s rise, collapse and lasting impact through artifacts and film.

Juneteenth has become much more visible in recent years, but despite what some people think, it’s not a “new” holiday at all. The history of Juneteenth stretches back more than 150 years, and the ...

Famous Quotes by Abraham Lincoln: There was a lot of perseverance in Abraham Lincoln's story to emerge as one of America's greatest presidents. But it was still stronger in his pursuit of integrity.

As America continues to wrestle with questions of race, history, voting rights, education, economic inequality, and the very meaning of freedom, the story of Black emancipation in Florida feels less ...

Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon ...

WELCOME BACK. EMANCIPATION DAY IS A SPECIAL LOCAL EVENT HELD EVERY MAY TO MARK THE DAY IN 1865 WHEN NEWS OF FREEDOM OFFICIALLY REACHED FLORIDA, TELLING THE SLAVES THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER. THEY’RE NOW ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation reaching the last Confederate state, is around the corner. Here's what to know.