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Archive - June 19th 2021, Juneteenth 

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June 19th marks the annual observance of Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the US. Though the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued by Lincoln on January 1st, 1863, and the Confederate government had collapsed in April, 1865, it was not until June 19th of that year that Federal forces had been able to announce the freedom of enslaved people in the remote hold-out state of Texas.

Long observed in African-American communities, observances vary from region to region. Some traditions include picnicking, barbecuing, singing folk songs, reading the Emancipation Proclamation,... 

Bruce Davidson 1992

USA. New York City. 1992. Central Park. Family picnic under a... 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. Tennessee. 1962. 

Eli Reed 1991

USA. 1991. 

Bruce Davidson 2006

USA. Portland, Oregon. 2006. 

Eve Arnold 1981

USA. VIRGINIA. Charlottesville. Dogwood festival. 1981. 

Hiroji Kubota 1992

USA. New York. 1989. The West Indies Day parade 

Peter van Agtmael 2018

USA. Baltimore, Maryland. 2018. Baltimore Ceasefire block party... 

Peter van Agtmael 2018

USA. Baltimore, Maryland. 2018. Baltimore Ceasefire parade. ... 

Alex Webb 2012

USA. Chili, NY. July, 2012. Family from Burkina Faso. 

Rene Burri 1978

USA. New York City. Harlem block party. 

Alec Soth 2015

USA. Portland, Oregon. 2015. Walking Woodlawn Triangle with Leonard.... 

Martin Parr 1997

USA. Florida. 1997. 

Bruce Gilden 2014

USA. Minneapolis, Minn. 2014. Minnesota State Fair.

Martin Parr 2010

USA. Atlanta. Food at Harold's BBQ restaurant. 2011. 

Bruno Barbey 2013

USA. Texas. 2013. The Salt Lick. 

Eli Reed 1985

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. Mississippi. 1962.

Alec Soth 2015

USA. New Orleans, LA. 2015. Ten years after Hurricane Katrina.... 

Constantine Manos 1974

USA. Massachusetts. Boston. 1974. Lining up for Shrinners'... 

Wayne Miller 1946

USA. Chicago, IL. 1946. The Negro League's East-West Game at... 

Guy Le Querrec 1969

FRANCE. Ile-de-France region. Paris. 8th arrondissement. Salle... 

Christopher Anderson 2006

USA. New Orleans, Louisiana. 2006. A singer in a band of marching... 

Danny Lyon 1964

USA. Selma, Alabama. October 1963. The Freedom Choir in the Tabernacle... 

Danny Lyon 1964

USA. Mississippi. Summer 1964. A meeting of the Mississippi Freedom... 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. South Carolina. 1963. Christmas night watch. 

Hiroji Kubota 1969

USA. Mississippi. 1969. 

Eve Arnold 1968

USA. New York City. Black lady at a garden party at Count Basie's... 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1962. NAACP convention. 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. Mississippi. 1963. Black Americans. 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. New York City. 1962. 

Wayne Miller 1947

USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1947. Gospel Service.

Danny Lyon 1963

USA. 1963. Young men at a civil rights gathering. 

Eli Reed 1995

USA. Washington D.C. November 16, 1995. Million Man March. 

Hiroji Kubota 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. 1963. March on Washington. 

Leonard Freed 1963

USA. Washington, D.C. August 28, 1963. Demonstrators sing "We... 

Wayne Miller 1947

USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1947. Blues at the Maxwell Street flea... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Louisiana. New Orleans. French Quarter. Jazz musicians... 

Alex Webb 2016

USA. Brooklyn, New York. 2016. Brownsville. Easter Sunday. 

Alex Majoli 2008

USA. New York City. November 4, 2008. Election night in Harlem.... 

Paul Fusco 2009

USA. NYC. January 20th, 2009. Watching a broadcast of President... 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. New York. 1962. Mother Brown, 110 years old, who was born... 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. New York City. 1962. Mother BROWN, born into slavery in... 

Bruce Davidson 1962

USA. New York City. 1962. Mother Brown, born into slavery in... 

Alex Majoli 2013

REPUBLIC OF CONGO. 2013. 

Ian Berry 2007

Ghana. Cape Coast. A chain gang of slaves from an old manuscript... 

Mikhael Subotzky 2018

BOTSWANA. 2018. Green’s Baobab is inscribed with the words “Green... 

Thomas Dworzak 2016

TANZANIA, Zanzibar, Stone Town. 2016/03. Church and slavery memorial.... 

Thomas Dworzak 2016

TANZANIA, Zanzibar, Stone Town. 2016/03. Church and slavery memorial.... 

Ian Berry 2007

Ghana. Cape Coast. Fishermen still use child labour under the... 

Cristina De Middel 2016

BENIN. 2016. From the series "Mindnight at the Crossroads". (Collaboration... 

Susan Meiselas 2018

USA. Montgomery, Alabama. April 26, 2018. "Faux-Reedom" by Kwame... 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Louisiana. Vacherie. Laura Plantation. Visitors stand... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Mepkin Plantation. 

Ian Berry 2001

USA. Louisiana. Vacherie. Laura Plantation. One of the original... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Sonya Fordham at her family's... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Interior of the early... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Melissa Richardson looks... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Melissa Richardson looks... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Members of the Richardson... 

Eli Reed 1999

USA. Charleston, South Carolina. 1999. Members of the Richardson... 
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