Photos: Central Texans Celebrate Juneteenth
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Central Texans celebrate June 10th this weekend with parades, speeches, food, live music and more. It was the first time Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday.
The day commemorates the end of slavery in the USA. Its origins date back to June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Texas learned they were free – more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Parishioners gather on Friday to celebrate June 10th with the unveiling of a historic marker in Burditt Prairie Cemetery in Montopolis. The cemetery is the resting place for dozens of former slaves, emancipated African Americans, and their descendants.
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Tonell Thomas sings as about 100 protesters make their way from Hutto Middle School to Hutto City Hall for the Juniteenth on Saturday.
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Sahriah Rogers (left) and Kyndal and Halee Griffin march in Hutto.
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People ride a truck in a truck as part of the Juneteenth Parade in Central Texas in east Austin on Saturday.
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Young people surround an armadillo float in the Central Texas Juniteenth Parade.
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Lenny Lott drives in the Juneteenth Parade in central Texas.
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A marching band performs in the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade.
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The band travels down Chicon Street.
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Cars drive through East Austin as part of the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade.
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People watch the parade roll down Chicon Street.
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A boat goes through the parade.
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