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Akoma De Gado dancers and Sparkle Cheer and Danz (below) perform during Henrico County’s Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park.

Akoma De Gado dancers and Sparkle Cheer and Danz (below) perform during Henrico County’s Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park.

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Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery

Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War.