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Juneteenth 2023: Here's The Best Places For Juneteenth Events This Month - Blavity

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States to honor the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Nearly 200 years later, cities with large African American communities are preparing celebrations to acknowledge the day of freedom.

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