How it started Juneteenth, which occurs on June 19 every year, honors the day in 1865 that Union soldiers declared the end of slavery in Galveston, three years after the Emancipation Proclamation was ...

The Monterey County Black Caucus hosted the sixth annual Juneteenth Jubilee in Seaside, celebrating the federal holiday with community events.

Through first-person reenactments, guests will hear the stories of those who risked everything in pursuit of liberty, the ...