Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward.

It’s been 160 years since enslaved people in Galveston Texas were told they were free. This year, Former President Joe Biden will be at Reedy Chapel AME church and a part of the celebration.

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

Joe Biden made an appearance on Juneteenth in Texas at Galveston's Reedy Chapel, calling for the country to unify in uncertain times.

Former President Joe Biden's scheduled appearance in Galveston was already causing a stir Thursday afternoon at Reedy Chapel, hours before the former president was slated to arrive for its annual ...

Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden celebrated the federal holiday he signed into law at a celebration at a historic Black church in Galveston, Texas.

People march to Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States during a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Thursday, June 19, 2025.

He was seated at the front of Reedy Chapel AME, the site of the city's first Juneteenth celebration. A march led into the service that began at about 7:15 p.m.

Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is often referred to as the Mother Church of Texas, a place where the enslaved would gather to worship. "When you walk into Reedy Chapel, ...

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 ...

He was seated at the front of Reedy Chapel AME, the site of the city's first Juneteenth celebration. A march led into the service that began at about 7:15 p.m.

He was seated at the front of Reedy Chapel AME, the site of the city's first Juneteenth celebration. A march led into the service that began at about 7:15 p.m.