Juneteenth is observed every year on June 19. Here is what you need to know about the holiday. Juneteenth is the commemoration of June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free. The day is also known by other names, such as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, or…
BOSTON — The U.S. National Park Service removed at least 51 exhibits from 37 sites to carry out President Donald Trump's executive order targeting displays that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living," a court-ordered inventory showed.
Names of enslaved people from a slavery exhibit at the President's House, reinstalled by National Park Service workers after a U.S. judge's order, are seen Feb. 19 in Philadelphia, Pa.
A person holds a sign after National Park Service workers reinstalled a slavery exhibit Feb. 19 at the President's House in Philadelphia, Pa., following a U.S. judge's order.
Names of enslaved people from a slavery exhibit at the President's House, reinstalled by National Park Service workers after a U.S. judge's order, are seen Feb. 19 in Philadelphia, Pa.
A person holds a sign after National Park Service workers reinstalled a slavery exhibit Feb. 19 at the President's House in Philadelphia, Pa., following a U.S. judge's order.
