June 17, 2016 10:59 PM Updated June 17, 2016 10:02 PM Juneteenth festivities in Fort Worth started Friday with a program at noon at City Hall and a parade on Evans Avenue in the evening. Fort Worth celebrates JuneteenthThe city of Fort Worth celebrated Juneteenth, Emancipation Day in Texas, with a program at City Hall on Friday, June 17, 2016. (Star-Telegram/Max Faulkner) [email protected] Never miss a local story.Sign up today for a free 30 day free trial of unlimited digital access. The observance continues Saturday with the free Juneteenth Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Cobb Park. A 5K/1 mile walk-run begins at 7 a.m. On Sunday, which is actually Juneteenth, the Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant is at 6:30 p.m. at Martin Hall at Texas Wesleyan University. Juneteenth celebrates the arrival of a Union general in Galveston on June 19, 1865, with the news that the Civil War was over and slaves had been freed. Fort Worth Juneteenth paradeFort Worth celebrates Juneteenth, the day Texas slaves learned they were freed, with a parade on Evans Avenue. (Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison) [email protected] Andrea Dean, left, and Opal Lee, right, present Valerie Washington, assistant city manager, with a plaque during the Juneteenth program at City Hall on Friday, June 17, 2016. Max Faulkner [email protected]
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