ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Hundreds of people marched through Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday!
This year marks Juneteenth ATL’s 13th anniversary. The parade started near the King Center and ended at Piedmont Park, where a festival with food, live music, vendors and much more stretches until Sunday.
Dancers, drummers, sports cars and even people riding horses participated in the parade, which ran down Boulevard Drive NE.
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Near the end of the event, local protestors participating in the national “No King’s Day” rally against the Trump administration joined the parade route, carrying signs and shouting slogans.
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The Emancipation Proclamation, which abolished slavery on paper, went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. But Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1864, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.
Juneteenth has been celebrated ever since, but it didn’t become a federal holiday until 2021, when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.
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