Americans around the country are celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the USA.
"Juneteenth is a unifying holiday. It is the completion of the celebration of freedom in America," said Steve Williams, president of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation.
Though the story of Texas' emancipation is the most widely known, Williams said, other significant events in the history of emancipation took place on and around that date. He said the first known Juneteenth celebrations began in 1866 and spread across the country as African Americans migrated to new cities.
At cookouts, he said, red food and drink, such as strawberry soda and red velvet cake, are traditional. Red, white and blue are on the Juneteenth flag. The color red symbolizes that"from the middle passage to George Floyd, our blood has been spilled across America," Williams said.livestreamed onlineAs states lift coronavirus-related restrictions, Robinson said, it's possible people will still gather physically this year.
Hulu is shifting the premiere dates for two original shows,"Love, Victor" and"Taste the Nation," so as not to detract from Juneteenth.
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