epa08496982 Protesters take a knee a roadside to draw attention to 'Black Lives Matter' to drivers passing by during a Black Lives Matter and Juneteenth event in Oakland, California, USA, 19 June 2020. Juneteenth, which is observed annually on 19 June, marks the day when the last enslaved people in the US were emancipated in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, more then two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO

epa08496991 Residents gather in the street to participate in a Juneteenth celebration and an eight minute and 46 second moment of silence to honor the life of George Floyd, in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA, 19 June 2020. Juneteenth, or 19 June, is recognized as the day in 1865 that word of the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves reached Galveston, Texas, USA, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed it. It has become a celebration of freedom in African American communities. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER

epa08497003 A statue of Confederate General Albert Pike lays on the ground after being toppled and defaced near Judiciary Square following a day of Juneteenth celebrations in Washington, DC, USA, 20 June 2020. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, celebrates the liberation of people who had been slaves in the US. The death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis pollice custody has sparked global protests of outrage. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

epa08496938 People throw washable paint on one another during celebrations to observe Juneteenth, at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, USA, 19 June 2020. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, celebrates the liberation of people who had been slaves in the US. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS

epa08496940 People march down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd during a protest on the Juneteenth Holiday in Los Angeles, California, USA, 19 June 2020. Juneteenth, which is observed annually on 19 June, marks the day when the last enslaved people in the US were emancipated in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, more then two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA

epa08496941 People march down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd during a protest on the Juneteenth Holiday in Los Angeles, California, USA, 19 June 2020. Juneteenth, which is observed annually on 19 June, marks the day when the last enslaved people in the US were emancipated in 1865 in Galveston, Texas, more then two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA