JUNETEENTH IN JACKSON

Jackson, Mississippi, honors Juneteenth with events that celebrate freedom, Black culture, and the triumphant spirit that defines the City With Soul.

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Juneteenth, June 19, known to some as the country’s second Independence Day, celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the Civil War. For more than 150 years, African American communities across the country have observed this holiday.

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