On June 19, 1865, Black people who had been enslaved in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free, months after the end of the American Civil War. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.

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For Detroit's Livernois Avenue of Fashion, "Juneteenth" is a time to celebrate the holiday and a business legacy with a festival put on with "care." ...

The scheduled 11-hour festival will celebrate the holiday while also calling attention to businesses across the Livernois Avenue of Fashion from W. McNichols to 8 Mile Road.

On this Juneteenth holiday, the bookstore on West Chicago Avenue is where she unapologetically makes the rules. "About 60% of our shop is banned in certain parts of the country," Moore said.