The city celebrated the end of slavery in Texas with its annual Juneteenth parade in East Austin on Saturday.
Also known as "Freedom Day," Juneteenth marks the date – June 19, 1865 – when a Union general delivered the news that slaves in Texas were free – two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth celebrations started as a Texas tradition, but have since spread nationwide.
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