ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Brighton Family Market hosted a Juneteenth celebration on Sunday. It comes ahead of the federal holiday that marks when slaves in Texas learned of their freedom, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
Carlos Merriweather, an actor who portrayed Frederick Douglass at the event, emphasized the importance of remembering Juneteenth.
“Well, for me, the importance of Juneteenth actually is to remember the history. Remember the past. To continue to fight and to advocate for those that fall before us. Because we still have this injustice going on. So we have to come together to develop that just back,” Merriweather said.
The event also featured various celebrations of African American culture, including music and dance.
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