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Juneteenth 2022 events continue Monday across Chicago

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CHICAGO (WLS) — Celebrations proceed Monday for Juneteenth, the federal vacation marking the top of slavery within the U.S.

Because it fell on a Sunday, it is being noticed Monday throughout the nation.

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There are such a lot of native occasions taking place.

One on the Discipline Museum will get underway at 10 a.m.

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The Discipline Museum will rejoice Juneteenth with a collection of occasions and a free day for native residents.

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The day will start with a proper presentation, and programming will spotlight connections between the 1893 World’s Honest and historic Black figures.

The Nationwide Pullman Porter Museum can also be internet hosting a Juneteenth neighborhood celebration on the museum at 817 104th St.

Festivities will kick off with a parade and stroll that begins at Gately Stadium Park at 9 a.m., which can finish on the museum entrance, adopted by a competition, which can happen on the museum grounds.

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In the meantime, celebrations Sunday performed out on the DuSable Museum.

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“I do not suppose lots of people knew about Juneteenth basically, however now that the notice is on the market and the entire positivity so far as the African American expertise, and the way a lot contribution that African Individuals have performed to this nation as a complete, it is simply good to lastly acknowledge it,” stated Greg Shuford, who lives in Hyde park.

Different occasions Sunday included the popularity of Black fathers, which was highlighted in South Shore at a cookout hosted by the group “Actual Males Cook dinner.”

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved individuals of coloration in Texas have been lastly informed they have been free.

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The governor can even host an occasion at Kenwood Academy Excessive College Monday morning.

That can get underway at 10:30 a.m.

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