{"id":214507,"date":"2025-06-18T14:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/?p=214507"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:02:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T18:02:02","slug":"seven-thought-provoking-juneteenth-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenandgun.com\/articles\/seven-thought-provoking-juneteenth-events","title":{"rendered":"Seven Thought-Provoking Juneteenth Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Slavery officially ended in 1863, but it wasn\u2019t until June 19, 1865, that freedom found its way to the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. That date has since become the national holiday known as Juneteenth, and while many cities hold festivals and parades to mark it, these seven events across the South offer unique opportunities to celebrate and reflect.

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Juneteenth Bike Tour<\/strong>
Saturday, June 21, Greensboro, North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education and exercise come together in this guided tour<\/a> hosted by the Greensboro History Museum in collaboration with Bicycling in Greensboro. Participants of all ages will embark on a two-mile ride past seminal protest sites, including those of the 1937 Carolina Theatre boycott and the 1960 Woolworth sit-ins, and learn about the city\u2019s rich civil rights history one pedal stroke at a time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second Annual East-West Classic<\/strong>
Thursday, June 19, Birmingham<\/em><\/p>

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