https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/juneteenth/RSS feed for JuneteenthenWed, 18 Jun 2025 18:56:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattered-pages-discovered-in-storage-reveal-an-enslaved-mans-daring-bid-for-freedom-and-his-second-life-at-sea-180986838/Historians are investigating the haunting handwritten manuscript, which chronicles Thomas White's escape from slavery in Maryland and adventures around the world nearly 200 years agoWed, 18 Jun 2025 18:56:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattered-pages-discovered-in-storage-reveal-an-enslaved-mans-daring-bid-for-freedom-and-his-second-life-at-sea-180986838/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-the-birthplace-of-juneteenth-in-these-atmospheric-photos-of-galveston-texas-180986837/A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous role in Black historyWed, 18 Jun 2025 13:45:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/see-the-birthplace-of-juneteenth-in-these-atmospheric-photos-of-galveston-texas-180986837/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amaze-yourself-unbelievable-story-bessie-coleman-black-aviator-wowed-nation-high-flying-achievements-180986564/Long before the Tuskegee Airmen, Coleman inspired a generation of pilots to take to the skiesTue, 13 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amaze-yourself-unbelievable-story-bessie-coleman-black-aviator-wowed-nation-high-flying-achievements-180986564/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-juneteenth-us-second-independence-day-federal-holiday-180978015/The celebration commemorates June 19, 1865, when a military decree informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were freeThu, 17 Jun 2021 18:55:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-juneteenth-us-second-independence-day-federal-holiday-180978015/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-ten-best-books-about-food-of-2022-180981175/From cookbooks to memoirs to food history, these ten titles will fill you upWed, 23 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-ten-best-books-about-food-of-2022-180981175/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-red-drink-180980046/The obscure roots of a centuries-old beverage that’s now a Juneteenth fixtureFri, 20 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-red-drink-180980046/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/commemorate-juneteenth-nmaahc-online-events-180978001/On June 19, NMAAHC will honor the end of slavery in the U.S. with events featuring Annette Gordon-Reed, Adrian Miller and moreWed, 16 Jun 2021 13:59:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/commemorate-juneteenth-nmaahc-online-events-180978001/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/black-panther-party-mini-museum-opening-juneteenth-180977996/A pop-up exhibition dedicated to the Black power organization is set to open in Oakland, California, on June 19Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:56:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/black-panther-party-mini-museum-opening-juneteenth-180977996/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-archives-locates-handwritten-juneteenth-order-180975143/On June 19, 1865, the decree informed the people of Texas that enslaved individuals were now freeFri, 19 Jun 2020 18:16:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-archives-locates-handwritten-juneteenth-order-180975143/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juneteenth-our-other-independence-day-16340952/Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration of freedom was bornThu, 16 Jun 2011 03:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juneteenth-our-other-independence-day-16340952/