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The 2021 Juneteenth Festival, held June 19 in Exmore, kicked off with a parade through town, ending at the Exmore Town Park where more festivities awaited.
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Trina Cooper, right, president of the Pi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, leads chapter members in dance during the parade.
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Kayla Hicks, left, of Birdsnest, signals to passersby while carrying the banner of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. With her is Octavia Rogers, also of Birdsnest.
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Members of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority celebrate Juneteenth as they roll through Exmore. From left are Betty Sims-Bell, Kim Johnson and Ivory Turner.
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Jane Cabarrus, Juneteenth Festival Co-Founder and Coordinator, second from left, hugs neurologist Dr. Robert Paschall. From left are Gerald Boyd, parade coordinator; Cabarrus; Paschall, and Peter Paschall.
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Cadence Mordecai, of Philadelphia, pops a balloon to win a prize. Watching from right are family members Stephen Mordecai; Cheryl Fenderson, of Cape Charles; Eric Mordecai, and Derek Mordecai.
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Barbara Boggs presents a plaque of appreciation to Dr. Linwood Joyner, Juneteenth Parade grand marshal, right. Watching and applauding at left are Jane Cabarrus, festival co-founder and coordinator, and Gerald Boyd, parade coordinator.