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Marilyn Dishman chats with former jockey James Long, right, during a Juneteenth historical event held at the African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Long, who is now retired from racing, used to race for Dishman's father, Oscar Dishman, in the late 1970s. Long is now part of the Project to Preserve African American Turf History. 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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Marilyn Dishman chats with former jockey James Long, right, during a Juneteenth historical event held at the African Cemetery No. 2 in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Long, who is now retired from racing, used to race for Dishman's father, Oscar Dishman, in the late 1970s. Long is now part of the Project to Preserve African American Turf History. 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.