Students learn about Juneteenth ahead of first federal holiday

Tanya Parker (far left) leads students in a discussion about the Tulsa Massacre during a Northstar Family Resource Center Juneteenth program Thursday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Tanya Parker (far left) leads students in a discussion about the Tulsa Massacre during a Northstar Family Resource Center Juneteenth program Thursday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

A brief field trip for several local rising middle and high school students, as well as adult education students, turned out to be an educational outing where they learned about Juneteenth.

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