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  Photo Gallery: Juneteenth Celebration at the West Broad Farmers Market

  Blog: In the Loop

  

  Juneteenth is an African-American holiday celebrating the emancipation of slaves in Texas—and, more broadly, across the South—on June 19, 1865.

  The Athens Land Trust marked the occasion with a celebration at its West Broad Farmers Market on Saturday morning, featuring speeches by Mokah Jasmine Johnson, Broderick Flanigan, Timothy Aaron Styles, Valarie Babb and Freda Giles; performances by Palms of Fire, the Hilsman Middle School step team, VIP Girls and the East Athens Dance Center troupe; an African fashion show, educational workshops and more.

  Flagpole contributing photographer Austin Steele documented the scene:

  By Blake Aued and Austin Steele | June 19, 2017

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