Juneteenth was celebrated locally and across the nation this weekend.
The holiday celebrates the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed from bondage. In 2021, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day.
Residents celebrated during the annual Juneteenth Festival in downtown San Jose on Saturday. This is the African American Community Service Agency’s 43rd Annual “Juneteenth In the Streets Festival.”
Source: www.mercurynews.com
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