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Communities across the U.S. celebrate Juneteenth with rallies

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Protesters march during a demonstration to commemorate Juneteenth in Lancaster, Calif., on Friday. Juneteenth is the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
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A man holds up a sign as he listens to the Rev. Al Sharpton address the crowd at a Juneteenth rally in Tulsa, Okla.
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Protesters hold signs during a demonstration to commemorate Juneteenth in Lancaster, Calif.
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People attend a peaceful rally in Chicago on Friday.
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Amya Watson, 11, prints "Black Power" on a poster celebrating Juneteenth during the "Black Joy as Resistance! Juneteenth Celebration" in the historic Farish Street business district in downtown Jackson, Miss.
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A person holds a sign that reads "It's not all white in the USA," during a rally after a Juneteenth march in Seattle.
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A protester holds a sign during a demonstration to commemorate Juneteenth in Lancaster, Calif.
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People listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton's address at a Juneteenth rally in Tulsa, Okla.
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Two woman attend a peaceful rally in Chicago on Friday.
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Courtney Smith, 26, wears a "Juneteenth" T-shirt while leading a dance line during the "Black Joy as Resistance! Juneteenth Celebration" in the historic Farish Street district in downtown Jackson, Miss.
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Protesters gather at an intersection during a demonstration to commemorate Juneteenth in Lancaster, Calif.
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People listen to a speaker at a Juneteenth rally in Tulsa, Okla.
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People listen to a speaker at a Juneteenth rally in Tulsa, Okla.