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Mayor Levar M. Stoney welcomes Richmonders to “June Jubilations,” the city’s Juneteenth celebration on June 18 on the banks of the James River on Wharf Street.

Mayor Levar M. Stoney welcomes Richmonders to “June Jubilations,” the city’s Juneteenth celebration on June 18 on the banks of the James River on Wharf Street.

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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.