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Juneteenth

30,000 black people celebrated at Booker T. Washington Park

1898
Limestone County, Texas, U.S.

The observation was soon drawing thousands of attendees across Texas; an estimated 30,000 black people celebrated at Booker T. Washington Park in Limestone County, Texas, established in 1898 for Juneteenth celebrations.


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