Editing Juneteenth (section)

====1960s–1980s====
[[File:Juneteenth Celebration program, 1980 (49998870952).jpg|thumb|right|Flyer for a 1980 Juneteenth celebration at the [[Seattle Center]]]]

Juneteenth soon saw a revival as Black people began tying their struggle to that of ending slavery. In [[Atlanta]], some campaigners for equality wore Juneteenth buttons. During the 1968 [[Poor People's Campaign]] to [[Washington, DC]], called by Rev. [[Ralph Abernathy]], the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] made June 19 the "Solidarity Day of the Poor People's Campaign".{{sfn|Wynn|2009|p=}}<ref name=":7"/> In the subsequent revival, large celebrations in [[Minneapolis]] and [[Milwaukee]] emerged,{{Sfn|Jaynes|2005|p=}} as well as across the Eastern United States.<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal|last=Wiggins |first=William H. |date=June–July 1993|title=Juneteenth: tracking the progress of an emancipation celebration |journal=American Visions |volume=8 |issue=3}}</ref>

In 1974, Houston began holding large-scale celebrations again,<ref name=":1"/> and [[Fort Worth, Texas]], followed the next year. Around 30,000 people attended festivities at Sycamore Park in Fort Worth the following year.<ref name=":5"/> The 1978 Milwaukee celebration was described as drawing over 100,000 attendees.<ref name=":9"/> In 1979, the Texas Legislature made the occasion a state holiday.<ref name=AARP>Hochman, David (June/July 2022). "The History of Juneteenth". ''[[AARP: The Magazine]]''. p. 70.</ref> In the late 1980s, there were major celebrations of Juneteenth in California, Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.<ref name=":1"/>