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Long before the federal government declared Juneteenth a national holiday, June 19th had become synonymous with the end of legalized enslavement of Africans in the United States, even though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on Jan 1, 1863<\/p>\n
The Marin City Festival is smaller than its Oakland and Berkley cousins. However, it is significant in its richness. 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