PORTSMOUTH — Playing joyful anthems, The Leftist Marching Band led the Freedom March into the African Burying Ground Memorial Park to begin the annual celebration of Juneteenth.. Hundreds ...

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday that marks the day the last group of enslaved people in the U.S. became free. It represents a day of liberation for the African ...

Juneteenth event in Portsmouth includes march over bridge, rededication of African Burying Ground. Story by Kelly O'Brien • 6m. Thursday is Juneteenth, the federal holiday that marks the day the ...

Juneteenth celebrations across New Hampshire Thursday marked the end of slavery in the U.S. nearly 160 years ago. But participants at many events, including at a freedom walk on the Seacoast, had ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...

Happy Juneteenth to all who celebrate, which god damn well should be all of us, damn it. Sing it, Mr. Hurt. Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight ...

Parents share Juneteenth in Portsmouth with children. Community members couldn't resist the rhythm of the African drumming during the Juneteenth ceremony and celebration in Portsmouth June 19, 2025.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas ...