Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in United States

People across the United States marked Juneteenth on Thursday, the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas were told of their emancipation two years earlier.

For the Black Heritage Trail New Hampshire, a week of events culminated with the rededication of an 18th century gravesite for freed and enslaved Africans.

Its executive director, JerriAnne Boggis, explained that that the African Burying Ground in the city of Portsmouth was…