They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...

Save the Children encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their children about the history of race in America. In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for ...

Each year, the city would issue a proclamation recognizing Juneteenth in Lakeland, Bailey said, which in the wording of the proclamation provided an explanation why the date was historically ...