1. Americans mark Juneteenth with marches, music and reflection

2. Kyle Bowman holds his three year old daughter Mila on Father's Day during Juneteenth celebrations at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, June 18, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

3. An attendee holds her fist in the air at a block party to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, over two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the U.S., in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.

4. Kyler Wilson holds a sign at a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

5. Trumpeter Crystal Howard marches down the street while playing with her band during a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

6. UNIA flags bask in the sun at a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

7. Zenith Washington, 11, and her brother Lennox, 7, sit for a photo next to pit bull dogs Mephistopheles, Maximilian, Medusa and Maleficent and their owner Casius Caligula during Juneteenth festivities at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, June 18.

8. Ma'at Sankofa attends a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

9. Darnail and Clarissa Ray attend a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

10. Adrian "Flexx" Couch hypes the crowd up during a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

11. Seanne Wilson attends a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

12. Ashley Ellison takes part in Juneteenth celebrations at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, June 18. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

13. Nashville residents play djembes at a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tennessee, June 17.  REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

14. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, June 13. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

15. Ledisi performs during a Juneteenth concert at the White House in Washington, June 13. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

16. Jennifer Hudson performs during a Juneteenth concert at the White House in Washington, June 13. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

17. Members of Tennessee State University Marching Band perform during a Juneteenth concert at the White House in Washington, June 13. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

18. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets activist Opal Lee as they attend a Juneteenth concert at the White House in Washington, June 13. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

19. Members of the Step Afrika! perform during a Juneteenth concert at the White House in Washington, June 13. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst