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Juneteenth celebrations held in U.S.
By Xinhua Published: Jun 20, 2023 10:47 AM
Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state.(Photo: Xinhua)

Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. (Photo: Xinhua)

Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state.(Photo: Xinhua)

Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen in front of the Lincoln Memorial during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state.(Photo: Xinhua)

Members of a Civil War re-enactment troop are seen with the White House in the background during Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2023. Celebrated on June 19, the holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, emancipating the remaining enslaved people in the state.(Photo: Xinhua)