By David Gordon, associate editor
Eau Claire’s Juneteenth celebration will return to Carson Park on Saturday afternoon, a day after the first time it has been celebrated as a federal holiday.
The program is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. at the park’s Pine Pavilion. It is a free event and the public is invited to join in the celebration.
Juneteenth is the oldest known commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, dating back to 1865. It became a federal holiday on Thursday when President Joe Biden signed legislation that was approved overwhelmingly by the U.S House of Representatives a day earlier.
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