Associated Press reporter Darren Sands, left, and his wife Jummy Olabanji Sands, right, hold a U.S. flag and a flag from the 26th United States Colored Infantry, which his great-great-great-great grandfather Hewlett Sands served in, at the African American Civil War Memorial during Juneteenth commemorations on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)