ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Hundreds of people will march through Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday!
This year marks Juneteenth ATL’s 13th anniversary. The parade starts near the King Center and ends at Piedmont Park, where a festival with food, live music, vendors and much more stretches until Sunday.
See the parade route below:
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A re-run of the parade will play on ANF+ at 8 p.m. on Saturday.
The Emancipation Proclamation, which abolished slavery on paper, went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. But Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1864, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.
Juneteenth has been celebrated ever since, but it didn’t become a federal holiday until 2021, when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
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