CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — It was a day bursting with joy, soul, and celebration in Charleston as the community came together to honor Juneteenth marking freedom, culture, and the power of unity.
Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, commemorates June 19, 1865—the day enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. And while the history is powerful, today was all about the celebration.
Families, friends, and visitors from all over packed into the International African American Museum to reflect, rejoice, and rep their roots in style…