Tuesday, June 17, 2008

.Juneteeth.

Young Triz, 16, part of Dem Orange County Boys, performs during the Juneteenth Festival near Lincoln Middle School Saturday afternoon. The two-day festival, which celebrates the day slaves were freed after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and focuses on African-American aft, features live music, art displays, a juried art-show, food, and games. (Brandon Kruse/The Gainesville Sun)

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