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Communities across Connecticut celebrate Juneteenth

As Juneteenth approaches, communities across Connecticut are holding celebrations marking the time when the last slaves in America learned they were free. “It’s a beautiful thing to see people in the community coming out, being unified, doing positive things,” Lorenzo Boyd, a professor at the University of New Haven, said. As New Haven held their Juneteenth celebration Saturday, the community. ....

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West Hartford holds Juneteenth celebration

While Monday will be Connecticut's first Juneteenth Independence Day as an observed holiday, celebrations drew crowds Sunday in West Hartford. ....

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