Juneteenth - The New American

June 19, 1865 is not when slavery legally ended in America — that key date in American history didn’t happen until almost six months...

Paul Dragu June 19, 2023

Steve Byas June 17, 2023

June 19, 1865 was the day that General Gordon Granger led his Union troops into Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War...

Steve Byas June 20, 2022

As President Joe Biden was only able to sign into law the observation of “Juneteenth” (June 19) as an official holiday of the...

Veronika Kyrylenko June 22, 2021

Residents of Evanston, Illinois took part in the city's Juneteenth parade Saturday, but some have been left wondering why July 4 celebrations have...

Steve Byas June 18, 2021

The legal end of slavery was a result of the 13th Amendment, ratified on December 6, 1865, months after Juneteenth. If any date...