Albuquerque marks Juneteenth with community commemoration

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The community came together on Saturday in downtown Albuquerque to commemorate Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. On this day, the troops ensured all enslaved people were freed. How does AFR stack up against other fire departments around the country?Saturday's event at Civic Plaza honored the community's a