Vendors gather Saturday under a festival tent on the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Avenue SE to raise awareness about Juneteenth, community-building and faith organizations in D.C. (Darla Dunning / The Washington Times)
T.J. with the Bandan Koro African Dance Ensemble leads children dancing during a Juneteenth celebration at Fair Park in Dallas, Monday, June 19, 2017. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)