Celebrating Juneteenth

  • The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
  • The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
    The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Photo by Julia Roberts/News-Leader
The fourth annual Juneteenth jump-off was held at the Peck Center Saturday. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that federal troops arrived in Texas and informed enslaved African Americans they…

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