Photos by Stefanie Jackson – Juneteenth was celebrated in Exmore Town Park again this year, June 15-16. The festival commemorates June 19, 1865, when the end of the Civil War and slavery was announced in Texas.
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- Recording artist Billy Mercury and his keyboardist jam out.
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- Audience members smile and clap along with the music.
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- A man reacts to the performance onstage.
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- Democratic candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates Phil Hernandez (right) listens to citizen concerns.
