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PHOTOS: Denver Juneteenth parade kicks off holiday weekend music festival in Five Points

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Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival takes over Welton Street in Five Points this weekend. The newly anointed federal and historically Black holiday started as a Texas-based celebration of slavery’s end in 1865.

Majesty Crowley, 9, and the dance group Denver Elite, practice their moves moments before the start of the Juneteenth parade in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, CO, June 18, 2022.The Elite step team performs at the Juneteenth parade in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, CO, June 18, 2022.

Children, who volunteered from the audience, kneel down while a performer flips over them using a trampoline during the Juneteenth parade in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, CO, June 18, 2022.Carolyn Veasley's 1-year-old nephew, Caine, rests on her shoulder during at the Juneteenth parade in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, CO, June 18, 2022.Dancers of the Platinum Divas perform during the Juneteenth parade in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, CO, June 18, 2022.

 

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