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Davon Ferguson, the 2021 Ms. Juneteenth Queen, reminisced about her childhood when Juneteenth celebrations centered around family gatherings.

The tradition has evolved today, with the entire city coming together for citywide festivities marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. 

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