Austin residents lined the curbs of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Chicon Street on a humid Friday morning. The sound of truck horns honking and sirens wailing prompted cheers and celebration: the...

A little boy and a woman crouch down to pick up candy at the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade on Friday, June 19.

A woman rides a caster board while carrying a “Gina for Texas” sign during the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade on Friday, June 19.

A woman hands candy to a girl during the Central Texas Juneteenth parade on Friday, June 19.

Two women embrace at the Central Texas Juneteenth Parade on Friday, June 19.