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Leading up to June 19, communities across the country will host a variety of events to celebrate Juneteenth.

Leading up to June 19, communities across the country will host a variety of events to celebrate Juneteenth.

Leading up to June 19, communities across the country will host a variety of events to celebrate Juneteenth.

Juneteenth Arkansas held their first ever festival last year as it officially became a federal holiday. Now, they're hoping to go bigger and better this year.

Celebrations across the state mark Juneteenth, proclaimed a federal holiday in 2021 and marking the date — June 19, 1865 — that Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved people in that state were officially free.

Leading up to June 19, communities across the country will host a variety of events to celebrate Juneteenth.

Here are a few ideas — from renting a boat to getting some ice cream to mixing up your own frozen margarita — to stay cool.

Here are a few ideas — from renting a boat to getting some ice cream to mixing up your own frozen margarita — to stay cool.

Here are a few ideas — from renting a boat to getting some ice cream to mixing up your own frozen margarita — to stay cool.

In the southwest corner of Virginia, aka the Heart of Appalachia, music is an important part of life , and this area has a plethora of musical history.