Scenes from Juneteenth at Point State Park
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(From left) Destiny Cameron, Symphony Johnson and Shaterra Lee were a few of the attendees at the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration on Monday Downtown near Point State Park.
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Fireworks light up the sky to celebrate Juneteenth during the final day of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration in Point State Park.
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Many fireworks fly in the air during the final day of the Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration. Families watched and celebrated the festive night.
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Many vendors were out promoting their businesses to people walking on Liberty Avenue during Monday’s Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration event Downtown near Point State Park.
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Byron Stripling and Frzy share a moment on the stage as Stripling scats to Frzy. Frzy matched Stripling’s scatting with a rap of his own.
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Audience members cheer on Frzy after he was done with his performance. Many attendees gave the rapper a standing ovation.
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Attendees cheer on the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth celebration Monday at Point State Park.
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Pamela Msanii, a California resident, enjoys her day by being at Point State Park celebrating Juneteenth. Msanii came to Pittsburgh to visit her family. “Juneteenth is important because it’s a great time for us to remember our ancestors,” Msanii said.
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Rapper Frzy and violinist Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz perform for the attendees of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration.
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The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra plays for the crowd during the Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration in Point State Park. The group played jazz and blues renditions of different songs.
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Attendees wave their hands left to right as rapper Frzy directs the crowd. Many people joined in on the fun by dancing to the music.
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Queen and Nolan Joe spend time together during Monday’s Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration at Point State Park. Queen fed her son fruit as they listened to the performances.
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Byron Stripling plays his trumpet during the Juneteenth celebration Monday. Stripling conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during the event at Point State Park.
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A couple watches the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra play while Byron Stripling sings a song for the crowd.
The Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth celebration was held Monday at Point State Park.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the United States.
It became a national holiday in 2021.
Juneteenth marks the final abolition of slavery, which happened in Galveston, Texas, two months after the end of the Civil War. Texas was the last state of the confederacy to officially adhere to the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, which declared enslaved people free.
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