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Chaundre Franklin (center), Miss Gettysburg Juneteenth 2022, and other participants in the Gettysburg Juneteenth Parade pause on the steps of the St Paul A.M.E. Zion Church in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on June 19, 2022. Instead of a traditional parade, the organizers created an event where parade participants stopped at sites along the route that are historically important to Gettysburg’s African-American community. At each site, speakers would describe the historical significance of the place. A.M.E. Zion is the oldest congregation of African-American community members in Gettysburg and dates to 1838. The town of Gettysburg is itself significant for being the site of the deadliest battle of the American Civil War.

Chaundre Franklin (center), Miss Gettysburg Juneteenth 2022, and other participants in the Gettysburg Juneteenth Parade pause on the steps of the St Paul A.M.E. Zion Church in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on June 19, 2022. Instead of a traditional parade, the organizers created an event where parade participants stopped at sites along the route that are historically important to Gettysburg’s African-American community. At each site, speakers would describe the historical significance of the place. A.M.E. Zion is the oldest congregation of African-American community members in Gettysburg and dates to 1838. The town of Gettysburg is itself significant for being the site of the deadliest battle of the American Civil War.