Join the Cobb NAACP and city of Marietta for the third annual Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 17 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the historic Marietta Square. The day includes family activities, food, vendors, entertainment, a health fair, giveaways and more. For information call 770-425-5757.

What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth or June 19, 1865 is considered the date the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3 on June 19, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.