The day specifically commemorates Union soldiers enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas on June 19, 1865 — freeing the remaining enslaved African Americans at the end of the Civil War.

“I’m extremely happy to see ... in and celebrate Emancipation Day, MLK Day, some of these large holidays that allow us to take a moment to think about and talk about African American history.” ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The nation’s longest-running Emancipation ... Day. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared the liberation of ...

and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to commemorate the end of slavery. It's also known as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, or Cel-Liberation Day.

But, in North Carolina, Emancipation Day is celebrated on January 1st. In ... Raleigh Pope House Museum -- the home of the first African-American man to run for mayor of a Southern capital during ...

In this lesson, students explore the realities of life after the Emancipation Proclamation and learn about courageous individuals who fought against the inequalities African Americans experienced.

The Newmarket community came out in dozens to raise the Pan-African flag and join a drum circle to celebrate the 190th anniversary of emancipation in Canada. This year, the Aug. 1 Emancipation Day ...