Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to order freedom for the enslaved people of the state — two months after the Confederacy had surrendered in the Civil War.
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The Juneteenth Jubilee runs from Saturday, June 8 through Wednesday, June 19.
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Thursday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, LMPD Chief Erika Shields and other city leaders gathered for the 60th Anniversary Juneteenth Luncheon.