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Juneteenth Festival speakers remind slavery issue still exists
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Ricky Garrett of Cowboy Ricky BBQ cooks turkey drumsticks, ribs and corn on the cob Saturday at the Juneteenth “A Celebration of Freedom” on the Midtown Greenway. - photo by NAT GURLEY
With the Fourth of July right around the corner, families are ready to celebrate American independence. At Saturday’s Juneteeth Festival, families and friends were also celebrating independence, a freedom they say is still being fought for every day. The Gainesville-Hall County Black History Society held a festival at the Midtown Greenway Space and Park in Gainesville that celebrated freedom and raised awareness for those who are still not free.