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Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum held its 10th annual festival Saturday, with more celebrations on the horizon.
A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on Chicago's West side.
The Pueblo community hosted its Juneteenth celebration in Ray Aguilera Park on Saturday afternoon, commemorating when slaves in Texas learned about their freedom.
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As crowds gather on Mall C in downtown Cleveland for a daylong celebration of Juneteenth, the city is once again honoring the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Join the West Hartford community on June 14th to celebrate the 5th Annual CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration located at West Hartford Town Hall. We have an exciting day filled with great entertainment, family activities, immersive art experiences, powerful speakers, and local vendors. We need your support and sponsorship to make this year successful!
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Times-Standard on MSNHumboldt County’s seventh annual Juneteenth festival to kick off this weekA festival celebrating the end of slavery in the United States will kick off its seventh year in Humboldt County this week. Organizers are preparing for three days of Juneteenth celebrations —
Hundreds of people across San Antonio made their way to Sam Houston High School and Comanche Park on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth five days early.
Juneteenth, which will be officially celebrated on Thursday with school and bank closures, honors the date of June 19, 1865, which marked the effective end of slavery in the United States — even though the Emancipation Proclamation was issued more than two years prior in 1863.
Juneteenth parade rolled through downtown Waco on Saturday, June 14, celebrating the federal holiday coming up June 19.
On Friday, residents gathered at North Natomas Regional Park for a celebration hosted by Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, while West Sacramento marked its third annual Juneteenth event