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Ann Arbor celebrates Juneteenth in Wheeler Park

Ann Arbor celebrates Juneteenth in Wheeler Park
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Ann Arbor mayor announces plan to make Juneteenth an official city holiday


Ann Arbor mayor announces plan to make Juneteenth an official city holiday
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ANN ARBOR, MI Mayor Christopher Taylor announced plans this week to make Juneteenth, a day celebrating Black freedom from slavery in the United States, an official city holiday.
With the annual celebration coming up June 19, Taylor said he’s working on a resolution with other City Council members to recognize the third Saturday in June as Juneteenth and make it a permanent municipal holiday in Ann Arbor.
“Juneteenth is a day of remembrance, and resolve,” he said in a statement. “A day to celebrate emancipation and to honor the strength, endurance and dignity of the African Americans subjected to the atrocity of American slavery.” ....

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