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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

People march through the streets of downtown Salt Lake City celebrating Juneteenth on June 19, 2021. (Photo by Natalie Colby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Salt Lake Juneteenth Celebrations Span the City

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein June 19, 2021

  156 years after the last enslaved people were freed in the United States, Juneteenth celebrations fill Salt Lake City. On June 19, 1865, news hit Galveston, Texas that all slaves were...