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Freedom Before Emancipation: Family Day for Juneteenth
Join Mount Vernon as we celebrate Juneteenth by remembering how enslaved people resisted enslavement and sought freedom before the Emancipation Proclamation.
See special character performances from actors portraying Ona Judge and Christopher Sheels, take a tour of the estate, and honor the lives of the enslaved at a commemoration ceremony.
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