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Juneteenth joins list of Philadelphia city holidays

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.

Mayor JIm Kenney addresses the crowd at the Octavius V. Catto Monument at City Hall before The Divine 9 United for Equality & Justice March. Kenney declared June 19 a city holiday.
Mayor JIm Kenney addresses the crowd at the Octavius V. Catto Monument at City Hall before The Divine 9 United for Equality & Justice March. Kenney declared June 19 a city holiday.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer