A holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States has been suggested as millions of Americans marked the day known as Juneteenth with large rallies.
Several states already observe Juneteenth, but there is a push to declare it a national holiday.
Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports from Washington, DC.

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