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Event participants watch Kuumba Youth Collective perform a traditional dance at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Kuumba Youth Collective group preforming on stage at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Kids play in a fountain at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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UMA Band performs on stage at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The event participant’s shirt pays tribute to Black History at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Erin Thomas and Brooklyn Thomas watch over their flower pot stand at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Two children sit in the bounce house at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Kuumba Youth Collective group performing on stage at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Passerbyer jumps in celebration at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival, in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Everett Smith, age 3, paints a pot at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Ibn Powell, Ervin Thomas |||, Bryson Thomas, Erin Thomas, and Brooklyn Thomas pose for a picture in front of their flower pot stand at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Simply Children’s Dentistry poses for a picture in front of their stand at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Aj Hill, age 8, stands in front of his business at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Event participants listen to the opening prayer for the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Kuumba Youth Collective group performed on stage while event participants observed at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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A group of individuals come together for a soccer match at the Juneteenth Youth Fine Arts Festival in Savannah, GA, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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