Putnam County’s sizable Black community turned out in full force June 17, for the inaugural Juneteenth Parade and Festival, first on the streets of downtown Eatonton, then moving to the recently spruced-up Jimmy Davis Park.
Local police and fire department personnel began closing off the parade route shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the parade’s prompt 10 o’clock start.
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