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Juneteenth

Tourists at the mingling with Stone Mountain and colorful trees in the background

Stone Mountain — home to the largest Confederate monument in the US — is celebrating its first Juneteenth

History

Officials say it will be a symbolic triumph on Saturday when Stone Mountain, Georgia, celebrates the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the US.

Demonstrators march through downtown Orlando, Florida, during a Juneteenth event, June 19, 2020.

Black Americans living in China find special meaning in local Juneteenth celebrations

Community
The Lincoln Memorial is shown with a colorful sunrise in the distance.

Juneteenth celebrations take on new significance; Australia says China involved in cyberattacks; Anti-poverty program in Indonesia also helps save forests

Top of The World
A side view of the Lincoln Memorial shows a woman standing near the large pillars and a rainbow in the distance.

Juneteenth observance arrives amid US reckoning with racism

Global Politics

Texas senator proposes national Juneteenth holiday to celebrate the end of slavery

Global Politics
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Millions of Africans were separated from their families and homes by slavery, but some of their familiar foods came with them.

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Food That Reaches Back through Slavery

Millions of Africans were separated from their families and homes by slavery, but some of their familiar foods came with them.

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