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

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 ...

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.

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

Juneteenth has long been celebrated by the African American community. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865, marking the day the last remaining enslaved people in Texas found out they were free.

While the tone was celebratory, many of those present said this year’s Juneteenth felt especially urgent — not just as a remembrance of emancipation but as a stand against efforts to suppress Black ...

The day is being marked amid President Donald Trump's ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the federal ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — June 19, 1865 –the day all people in the United States were officially granted freedom. All across the ...

In all 14 slave states and the District of Columbia that ... a massive uprising in which enslaved and free black people joined together to overthrow French slaveholders on Saint-Domingue, inspired ...

LOS ANGELES — The national movement to close a so-called slavery loophole in state constitutions was riding ... simply worded anti-slavery provisions free of specifics about what they mean ...

The major states’ rights issue leading up to the war concerned the right of free states and territories to exclude slavery within their borders. The Constitution’s Fugitive Slave Clause provides that ...