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Juneteenth 2020: See Pics From Celebrations Protests Around The World

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Today, June 19th, marks the holiday Juneteenth — celebrating the end of slavery in America. Across the world, citizens are joining in celebrations and protests to honor the day that Texas finally freed its slaves two years after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Photos from New York and more major cities around the world are finding unique, meaningful ways to mark the occasion and the progress that’s to come.

In New York City, thousands are expected to take to the streets and continue protesting and standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Peaceful demonstrations have gone on for weeks since the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a White officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, MN.

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