Thousands marched through US cities in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century and a half ago. BlackLivesMatter
Atlanta - Thousands marched through US cities on Friday in Juneteenth observances marking the abolition of slavery more than a century and a half ago, an occasion freighted with special resonance this year amid America's reckoning with its legacy of racism.
Organised labor joined in the movement, with union dockworkers at 29 West Coast cargo ports marking the occasion by staging a one-day strike. Numerous major US corporations declared June 19 a paid holiday this year, some for the first time. The Reverend Al Sharpton addresses the crowd at a Juneteenth rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Picture: Charlie Riedel/AP
Fireworks explode over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee during an event to mark Juneteenth in Richmond, Virginia. Picture: Mallory Noe-Payne via Reuters "African-American history is American history. Black history is American history. We need to be heard, we need people to see us. ... we need to be understood, we need to be seen as equal," Maxwell Awosanya said as he handed out free snacks and water to the swelling crowd of protesters.
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