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Archive: June 2016 (2 Posts)

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Gay Pride Parades: Identity, Protest, and Tradition

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Today Gay Pride parades occur on weekends in June throughout the United States, as well as in many other countries around the world. It is unusual for folklorists to be able to say exactly when and where a tradition began, but this is a rare case when history does record the events. The tradition of …

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Juneteenth

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

This weekend there will be barbecues, pies, home-made strawberry soda, and other treats that have become common features of Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery in the United States that has its roots in the joyful celebrations of newly-freed slaves in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It is thought to …