NATIONJuneteenth gatherings around the US commemorate slave emancipationUSA TODAYMembers of the group "Chucks and Pearls 325" dance to music at the conclusion of Saturday's Juneteenth parade at Stevenson Park June 19, 2021 in Abliene, Texas.Ronald W. Erdrich, Reporter-NewsPerformers dance, sing and play music outside a restaurant during the 28th annual Juneteenth celebration in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, on June 19, 2021.Kena Betancur, AFP Via Getty ImagesDancer Prescylia Mae, of Houston, performs during a dedication ceremony for the massive mural "Absolute Equality" in downtown Galveston, Texas, Saturday, June 19, 2021.Stuart Villanueva, APLine dancers celebrate Juneteenth during a celebration at Rosenwald High School in Panama City, Fla. on Saturday, June 19, 2021. The event featured booths, food and entertainment.Mike Fender, The News HeraldPeople participate in a parade to celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.Megan Varner, Getty ImagesA member of a Jeep club stands on his vehicle with his fist raised during the Juneteenth parade down Auburn Avenue in Downtown Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday, June 19, 2021.Ben Gray, APA girl looks out from a parade float during a Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021.Mark Felix, AFP Via Getty ImagesPeople celebrate during a Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021.Mark Felix, AFP Via Getty ImagesPeople celebrate during a Juneteenth parade in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 2021.Mark Felix, AFP Via Getty ImagesStephen Robinson, Lex Robinson, Elizabeth Kimbrough, and Robin Kimbrough-Hayes volunteer painting in the yellow lettering at the Black Lives Matter mural on the 200 block of Woodland Street in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday, June 19, 2021.Henry Taylor, The Leaf-ChronicleSocial justice groups, politicians, dignitaries and supporters took part in a prayer march for social justice to commemorate Juneteenth that made it's way up Broadway in Paterson to Eastside Park on June 19, 2021.Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.comA Juneteenth Celebration is held at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday June 19, 2021.Mickey Welsh, Montgomery AdvertiserMarlon F. Hall instructs a community yoga class alongside Interstate 244 on June 19, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Michael B. Thomas, Getty ImagesOpal Lee, 94, walks toward downtown during the first nationally recognized Juneteenth holiday on June 19, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Lee makes the 2.5-mile walk to symbolize the two and a half years it took for slaves in Texas to realize they had been freed.Amanda McCoy/APA person wears a pair of earrings that read "100% Black" at a Juneteenth rally at the Brooklyn Library on June 19, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.David Dee Delgado, Getty ImagesWomen wait to perform during a free outdoor event organized by The Broadway League during Juneteenth celebrations at Times Square on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, APA father and son take a selfie at the Black Wall Street Memorial during the Juneteenth Festival in the Greenwood District on June 19, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Michael B. Thomas, Getty ImagesPeople attend a free outdoor event organized by The Broadway League during Juneteenth celebrations at Times Square on Saturday, June 19, 2021, in New York.Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, APA George Floyd statue by artist Chris Carnabuci is unveiled as part of Juneteenth celebrations in Brooklyn, New York on June 19, 2021.Ed Jones, AFP Via Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad