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Elegba Folklore Society drummers celebrate during at the Virginia Museum during the Juneteenth weekend.

Elegba Folklore Society drummers celebrate during at the Virginia Museum during the Juneteenth weekend.

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Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery

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.