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$UNITED STATES - MAY 3: President Joe Biden presents Opal Lee, also known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth,â a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation\'s highest civilian honor, in the East Room of the White House on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call$

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UNITED STATES - MAY 3: President Joe Biden presents Opal Lee, also known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth,â a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in the East Room of the White House on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

$UNITED STATES - MAY 3: President Joe Biden presents Opal Lee, also known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth,â a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation\'s highest civilian honor, in the East Room of the White House on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Tom Williams\/CQ Roll Call$

May 03, 2024 06:00 AM

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UNITED STATES - MAY 3: President Joe Biden presents Opal Lee, also known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth,â a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in the East Room of the White House on Friday, May 3, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

$Hundreds of people marching with activist Opal Lee wave flags and signs on June 18, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee was instrumental in the declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. (Madeleine Cook\/Fort Worth Star-Telegram\/TNS$

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Hundreds of people marching with activist Opal Lee wave flags and signs on June 18, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee was instrumental in the declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. (Madeleine Cook/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS

President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jennifer Hudson performs at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.(Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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Jennifer Hudson performs at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.(Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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President Joe Biden, daughter Ashley Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff attend a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers welcoming remarks at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith

Jun 13, 2023 06:00 AM

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers welcoming remarks at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith

$Jasmine Sebaggala, pictured here at the Juneteenth Opening Ceremony in Skokie on June 17, 2022, filed a lawsuit against Awake Illinois Vice President Helen Levinson alleging defamation; a judge dismissed the lawsuit and ordered her to pay the defendant\'s legal fees. She is appealing that ruling. (Karie Angell Luc\/Chicago Tribune\/TNS$

Jan 12, 2024 07:00 AM

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Jasmine Sebaggala, pictured here at the Juneteenth Opening Ceremony in Skokie on June 17, 2022, filed a lawsuit against Awake Illinois Vice President Helen Levinson alleging defamation; a judge dismissed the lawsuit and ordered her to pay the defendant's legal fees. She is appealing that ruling. (Karie Angell Luc/Chicago Tribune/TNS

$The Rev. Johnny L. Miller speaks on June 20, 2022, during a CityServe West Cook Juneteenth Inaugural event at Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Chicago\'s East Garfield Park neighborhood. (Raquel ZaldÃvar\/Chicago Tribune\/TNS$

Nov 10, 2023 07:00 AM

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The Rev. Johnny L. Miller speaks on June 20, 2022, during a CityServe West Cook Juneteenth Inaugural event at Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. (Raquel ZaldÃvar/Chicago Tribune/TNS

$DJ Spinderella seen leaving the Liberation Rising: Juneteenth Block Party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Pictured: DJ Spinderella Ref: SPL8149208 200623 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: Ouzounova \/ SplashNews.com$

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DJ Spinderella seen leaving the Liberation Rising: Juneteenth Block Party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Pictured: DJ Spinderella Ref: SPL8149208 200623 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: Ouzounova / SplashNews.com

Juneteenth flags were placed early Monday by an anonymous donor to decorate graves of slaves buried in the Marietta City Cemetery, with all but four unmarked. It is the only slave burial ground in any major white Georgia cemetery, and contains

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Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

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Juneteenth flags were placed early Monday by an anonymous donor to decorate graves of slaves buried in the Marietta City Cemetery, with all but four unmarked. It is the only slave burial ground in any major white Georgia cemetery, and contains

The Juneteenth flag waving in the wind. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. 3d illustration render. Rippled fabric.

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The Juneteenth flag waving in the wind. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. 3d illustration render. Rippled fabric.

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Juneteenth and the national United States flag waving together. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the US commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. 3d illustration. Rippled fabric

Staten Island celebrated Juneteenth in Rosebank. There was a parade with Richmond High School playing music for the event. Evolution also played as they went down Bay Street. They marched from Von Briesen Park along Bay Street. Tappan park in

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Staten Island celebrated Juneteenth in Rosebank. There was a parade with Richmond High School playing music for the event. Evolution also played as they went down Bay Street. They marched from Von Briesen Park along Bay Street. Tappan park in

$(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz\/Xinhua) - Aaron Schwartz -\/\/CHINENOUVELLE_CHINENOUVELLE012\/Credit:CHINE NOUVELLE\/SIPA$

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(230619) -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. For enslaved Americans in Texas, freedom came two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua) - Aaron Schwartz -//CHINENOUVELLE_CHINENOUVELLE012/Credit:CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA

$DJ Spinderella performs during Liberation Rising: Juneteenth Block Party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Pictured: DJ Spinderella Ref: SPL8140812 200623 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: Ouzounova \/ SplashNews.com$

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DJ Spinderella performs during Liberation Rising: Juneteenth Block Party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Pictured: DJ Spinderella Ref: SPL8140812 200623 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: Ouzounova / SplashNews.com

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris

$June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds\/Polaris$

Jun 19, 2023 06:00 AM

Juneteenth celebrated at the African Burial Ground

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June 19, 2023 - New York, New York, USA: Music--performed by the African Music Mercenaries from Burkina Faso--dance, poetry, remarks, history, African drummers, jewelry making and a high energy of spirit paying tribute to African ancestors who got the word that they were declared free from the slave system in 1865, Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021, was celebrated at the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan. (Sam Simmonds/Polaris