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Shettima Webb, of ME Marketplace, left, hugs customer Jada Jackson during a Juneteenth event at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is celebrated on June 19. A declaration of freedom was issued June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, freeing Black people who were still enslaved after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Shettima Webb, of ME Marketplace, left, hugs customer Jada Jackson during a Juneteenth event at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023. Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is celebrated on June 19. A declaration of freedom was issued June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, freeing Black people who were still enslaved after the Emancipation Proclamation.
David Pufundt, right, of Envision Unlimited, puts a flag in a helmet on June 19, 2023, as they mark Juneteenth with a bicycle ride on the South Side's Major Taylor Trail.
David Pufundt, right, of Envision Unlimited, puts a flag in a helmet on June 19, 2023, as they mark Juneteenth with a bicycle ride on the South Side’s Major Taylor Trail.
Maurice Dentis teaches Aquanetta McNeal Chicago footwork during the Juneteenth event at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Maurice Dentis teaches Aquanetta McNeal Chicago footwork during the Juneteenth event at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Chicago police Officer Lorinda Patton plays golf with kids at the Paint the Hood Orange Juneteenth block party at the Pullman Porter Museum, June 19, 2023.
Chicago police Officer Lorinda Patton plays golf with kids at the Paint the Hood Orange Juneteenth block party at the Pullman Porter Museum, June 19, 2023.
Ebonia Burns, left, and NaLani Jelks, both 6, greet each other with a hug at the Juneteenth Community BBQ at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Ebonia Burns, left, and NaLani Jelks, both 6, greet each other with a hug at the Juneteenth Community BBQ at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Omekius Greene carries his 2-year-old daughter, Layla, while attending a Juneteenth celebration June 19, 2023, in Hillside.
Omekius Greene carries his 2-year-old daughter, Layla, while attending a Juneteenth celebration June 19, 2023, in Hillside.
Ebonia Burns, left, and NaLani Jelks, both 6, run back to their picnic blanket during the Juneteenth celebration at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Ebonia Burns, left, and NaLani Jelks, both 6, run back to their picnic blanket during the Juneteenth celebration at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Venus Johnson dances to music during the Juneteenth Community BBQ at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Venus Johnson dances to music during the Juneteenth Community BBQ at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Mara Smith plays during the Juneteenth celebration at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023.
Mara Smith plays during the Juneteenth celebration at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023.
Quintin Lewis, center, and Sylvia Love, members of The Happiness Club, perform during the Juneteenth Community BBQ at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023.
Quintin Lewis, center, and Sylvia Love, members of The Happiness Club, perform during the Juneteenth Community BBQ at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023.
Mark Smith helps his daughter, Mara, bounce on a ball during the Juneteenth Community BBQ at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023.
Mark Smith helps his daughter, Mara, bounce on a ball during the Juneteenth Community BBQ at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center on June 19, 2023.
Michelle Flatt helps her daughter, Zuri, walk up steps during the Juneteenth event at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
Michelle Flatt helps her daughter, Zuri, walk up steps during the Juneteenth event at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
David Pufundt, leads a tandem bicycle on June 19, 2023, past a mural on 111th Street as they mark Juneteenth with a ride on the South Side's Major Taylor Trail.
David Pufundt, leads a tandem bicycle on June 19, 2023, past a mural on 111th Street as they mark Juneteenth with a ride on the South Side’s Major Taylor Trail.