Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery afte…
Senator Steven Bradford chats with Solomon King, during the Juneteenth celebration at the Korean Friendship Bell in San Pedro on Monday, June 19, 2023. Bradford and other elected officials were gifted a painting honoring Bruce’s Beach by artist Daniel V. Aguilera.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn speaks at the Korean Friendship Bell, during the Juneteenth celebration in San Pedro on Monday, June 19, 2023. Ernest Lee, president of the nonprofit Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee speaks at the Korean Friendship Bell, during the Juneteenth celebration in San Pedro on Monday, June 19, 2023. A concert at the Greek Theatre, including an appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris, marked Juneteenth, as Los Angeles County marked the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
People make their way through the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Juneteenth, a day celebrating the end of slavery, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Artist Mohammed Mubarak stands before his paintings of Marvin Gaye and Tina Turner at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Juneteenth, a day celebrating the end of slavery, on Monday, June 19, 2023.
Amara Bailey, 5, blows bubbles towards her mother Nadra Tripp, of North Hollywood, at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles on Juneteenth, a day celebrating the end of slavery, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Children enjoy various games and activities at the Juneteenth Festival in El Segundo on June 19th, 2023.
Children enjoy various games and activities at the Juneteenth Festival in El Segundo on June 19th, 2023. Asia Bryant-Wilkerson performs Spoken Word poetry for the audience at the Juneteenth Festival in El Segundo on June 19th, 2023. Families and couples gather to enjoy a day of music, games, and other activities at the Juneteenth Festival in El Segundo on June 19th, 2023.
Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War.
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