Members of the Victory Dancers Crenshaw District dance team perform at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 18.
In photos: Juneteenth celebrations across America
Members of the Victory Dancers Crenshaw District dance team perform at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 18.
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Updated 11:46 AM EDT, Mon June 20, 2022

People across the United States have been gathering for parades, parties and performances to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday weekend.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas, in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.

Audience members stand as "Let Freedom Ring" plays during the Juneteenth celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Audience members stand as "Let Freedom Ring" plays during the Juneteenth celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Chaka Khan performs during the Juneteenth celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Chaka Khan performs during the Juneteenth celebration at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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People attend a Juneteenth celebration in New York's Times Square on Sunday.
People attend a Juneteenth celebration in New York's Times Square on Sunday.
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Tasheanna Jones wears festive eyeshadow while posing for a portrait at a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Texas, on Sunday.
Tasheanna Jones wears festive eyeshadow while posing for a portrait at a Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, Texas, on Sunday.
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Daisa Chantel kisses Anthony Beltran as they take a picture to celebrate Juneteenth at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Daisa Chantel kisses Anthony Beltran as they take a picture to celebrate Juneteenth at Leimert Park in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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People attend a Juneteenth celebration in New York's Fort Greene Park on Sunday.
People attend a Juneteenth celebration in New York's Fort Greene Park on Sunday.
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Children play in a fountain at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday.
Children play in a fountain at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta during a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday.
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People dance to a drum circle at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday.
People dance to a drum circle at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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People participate in a service Sunday at the Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church in Galveston.
People participate in a service Sunday at the Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church in Galveston.
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People gather for a Juneteenth Block Party in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Friday.
People gather for a Juneteenth Block Party in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Friday.
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Nique performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before a Major League Baseball game in Oakland, California, on Sunday.
Nique performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before a Major League Baseball game in Oakland, California, on Sunday.
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People march in a Juneteenth reparations rally in Newark, New Jersey on Friday. Rally-goers called on New Jersey lawmakers to pass legislation to establish a Reparations Task Force to propose policy for reparative justice.
People march in a Juneteenth reparations rally in Newark, New Jersey on Friday. Rally-goers called on New Jersey lawmakers to pass legislation to establish a Reparations Task Force to propose policy for reparative justice.
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Saleema Hadi marches in the Juneteenth reparations rally in Newark on Friday.
Saleema Hadi marches in the Juneteenth reparations rally in Newark on Friday.
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Cameron Price and his sister Emory play with hula hoops at the Juneteenth Youth Jamboree in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday.
Cameron Price and his sister Emory play with hula hoops at the Juneteenth Youth Jamboree in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday.
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Opal Lee, center, cheers as the Juneteenth flag is raised at the Fort Worth City Hall in Texas at the conclusion of Opal's Walk for Freedom on Saturday. Lee, often referred to as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" for her efforts to make it a federal holiday, led her annual 2.5-mile walk. It symbolizes the two and a half years that the enslaved African Americans of Galveston lived in captivity after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Opal Lee, center, cheers as the Juneteenth flag is raised at the Fort Worth City Hall in Texas at the conclusion of Opal's Walk for Freedom on Saturday. Lee, often referred to as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" for her efforts to make it a federal holiday, led her annual 2.5-mile walk. It symbolizes the two and a half years that the enslaved African Americans of Galveston lived in captivity after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
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Dancers perform in the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on Saturday.
Dancers perform in the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on Saturday.
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Carlton Anderson performs during a spoken-word event in Spartanburg on Friday.
Carlton Anderson performs during a spoken-word event in Spartanburg on Friday.
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A drummer and dancers perform in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
A drummer and dancers perform in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
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Supporters of the Major League Soccer club Nashville SC unveil a Juneteenth tifo before a match on Sunday.
Supporters of the Major League Soccer club Nashville SC unveil a Juneteenth tifo before a match on Sunday.
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Bridget New wears earrings with an image of her grandmother, Cecile Desvigne New, while watching the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on Saturday.
Bridget New wears earrings with an image of her grandmother, Cecile Desvigne New, while watching the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on Saturday.
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Members of the Baltimore All-Stars Marching Unit perform in the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on Saturday.
Members of the Baltimore All-Stars Marching Unit perform in the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History parade on Saturday.
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Khalid Kamau, the mayor of South Fulton, Georgia, waves a flag while appearing in a Juneteenth parade in Atlanta on Saturday.
Khalid Kamau, the mayor of South Fulton, Georgia, waves a flag while appearing in a Juneteenth parade in Atlanta on Saturday.
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Maison James holds a Pan-African flag at a Juneteenth commemoration in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Maison James holds a Pan-African flag at a Juneteenth commemoration in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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A person waves during a Juneteenth parade in East Point, Georgia, on Saturday.
A person waves during a Juneteenth parade in East Point, Georgia, on Saturday.
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