LOS ANGELES—A parade in Inglewood, a classic music and dance festival in the Crenshaw district, a celebration in Culver City and concert at the Hollywood Bowl were scheduled for June 19 to mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
Slavery did not fully end in the United States until more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. Enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation generally relied on the advance of Union troops, and word did not reach Galveston, Texas until June 19, 1865.
