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Scenes From Knoxville's Juneteenth Parade & Celebration

Article by Leslie Wylie Bateman, Inside of Knoxville

Photography by Leslie Wylie Bateman, Inside of Knoxville

Originally published in Knoxville City Lifestyle

Music, marching bands, waving flags and cheering neighbors filled Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue as Knoxville gathered for its annual MLK Jr. Parade/March and Juneteenth Celebration. Organized by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission, the parade began at Chilhowee Park, traveled along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and concluded with a fun, family-friendly festival at Dr. Walter Hardy Park. 

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1. Beck Cultural Exchange Center

2. Paradegoers were treated to candy and flags

3. University of Tennessee 

4. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley

5. Cheering for Juneteenth

6. Austin-East Roadrunners Cheer Squad

7. Austin-East High School Marching Roadrunners

8. Bringing the beat