Rye Town teens celebrate Juneteenth by leading tours through historic cemetery

June 27, 2024 at 12:54 a.m.
Friends of the African American Cemetery Founder Dave Thomas of Port Chester scrubs down a headstone marking a veteran buried in the hallowed grounds as part of a service project to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 22.
Friends of the African American Cemetery Founder Dave Thomas of Port Chester scrubs down a headstone marking a veteran buried in the hallowed grounds as part of a service project to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 22. (David Tapia/Westmore News)

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Juneteenth commemorates the day the last slaves in the U.S. were freed in Galveston, Texas, …

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