For those who believe they've made a similar discovery, Slade encourages contacting a local museum or archaeological society.

The United States celebrates its birthday Friday, but in Galveston the date is also significant as one of the great boxing ...

The annual Juneteenth holiday observes the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It marks the day ...

Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers informed enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Historically, the date has ...

Former President Joe Biden commemorated Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, hours after President Donald Trump raged there are “too many” holidays in the U.S.

Former President Joe Biden receives a plaque for signing the Juneteenth holiday into law during a Juneteenth event at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Galveston, Texas.

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden stressed the importance of voting at the Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island Thursday. Biden was among the dignitaries who attended the ...

Juneteenth, born in Galveston, Texas, marks the day—June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Biden called Galveston "the city where freedom rang out 160 years ago." Former President Joe Biden speaks during a Juneteenth event at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, on June 19, 2025, in Galveston ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Former President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity Thursday night during a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston ...