<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/53d967f/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1080x1080+0+0/resize/528x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwutc%2Ffiles%2F202106%2FJuneteenth.jpg" alt="Juneteenth Festival graphic">(The Bethlehem Center)Juneteenth commemorates African-American emancipation in the United States after the Civil War.A week from Saturday, the Bethlehem Center here in Chattanooga will hold its first annual Juneteenth Festival.Reginald F. Smith II is the Center’s executive director.

(The Bethlehem Center)Juneteenth commemorates African-American emancipation in the United States after the Civil War. A week from Saturday, the Bethlehem Center here in Chattanooga will hold its first annual Juneteenth Festival. Reginald F. Smith II is the Center’s executive director.

(The Bethlehem Center)Juneteenth commemorates African-American emancipation in the United States after the Civil War.A week from Saturday, the Bethlehem Center here in Chattanooga will hold its first annual Juneteenth Festival.Reginald F. Smith II is the Center’s executive director.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A New Celebration For This Juneteenth

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