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Diane Viert kept dry under her umbrella while touring the newly erected historical markers honoring African American jockeys during a Juneteenth historical event held at the African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Juneteenth is the annual celebration in Lexington of the Day the Emancipation Proclamation was read in Galveston, Texas. The African Cemetery No. 2 on 7th Street in Lexington is the oldest recorded cemetery in Lexington to be organized, owned, and managed by African Americans.

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Diane Viert kept dry under her umbrella while touring the newly erected historical markers honoring African American jockeys during a Juneteenth historical event held at the African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Juneteenth is the annual celebration in Lexington of the Day the Emancipation Proclamation was read in Galveston, Texas. The African Cemetery No. 2 on 7th Street in Lexington is the oldest recorded cemetery in Lexington to be organized, owned, and managed by African Americans.