PHOTOS: Albany and Dougherty Co. Juneteenth Community Celebration 2024

By Lucille Lannigan

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June 17, 2024

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By Lucille Lannigan
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Albany and Dougherty county leaders and community members donned red, yellow and green Friday for the third annual Juneteenth Community Celebration at the Albany Civic Center Friday.

The celebration spotlighted about 13 community vendors, ranging from small businesses showing off their product to the Dougherty Democratic Party registering attendees to vote. It featured performances from local dance groups and singers, including Rutha Mae Harris and the Freedom Singers, a musical group that originally formed during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

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Lucille Lannigan

Lucille Lannigan began working for The Albany Herald as a Report for America corps member in July 2023. At The Herald, she focuses on underreported issues impacting southwest Georgian communities that have been economically hard hit in the last decade, highlighting problems and solutions. She’s a Floridian and graduated from the University of Florida’s journalism college in 2023, where she wrote and served as metro editor for the student-run newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator. Her work has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the Online News Association and the Society of Environmental Journalists.

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PHOTOS: Albany and Dougherty Co. Juneteenth Community Celebration 2024

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