Today is Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. at the end of the Civil War. In Humboldt County, the group Black Humboldt is ready to shift its Juneteenth focus to a broader celebration of the Black experience on California's North Coast. That's after four years of Juneteenth events aimed at educating the local community about the holiday.
This week, multiple events will be held at Black Humboldt's fifth annual Juneteenth festival. Though the holiday has been celebrated in other parts of the country for many years, that wasn't always the case for Humboldt County.
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