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Central Texas Juneteenth Park Festival

People celebrated at the all-day Central Texas Juneteenth Parade and Festival event near Rosewood Park in Austin on Saturday. Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery and the anniversary of the executive decree of freedom on June 19, 1865 in Galveston Bay, Texas.
Charlotte Keene, Grace West, and Coco Becker
June 16, 2024

Central Texas Juneteenth Park Festival

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Charlotte Keene, Senior Photographer
Charlotte Keene is a junior Journalism major from San Antonio, Texas. She enjoys making playlists and watching movies in her free time.