Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on June 19th, 1865. Rochester is the home of Civil Rights leader Frederick Douglas. The Macmillan Publishing Black African American Group (BAAG) and MacRunners Employee Resource Groups along with the Macmillan Publisher’s HR & Well-Being Committee are organizing a team for the Rochester Juneteenth 5K Run/Walk. Registrants can run or walk a 5K anytime from now until June 19 at midnight, and are welcome to join the Macmillan team's virtual group race on Saturday, June 19th at 8am. Click here to register or donate to support the Macmillan team. Macmillan will pay your entry fee if you use promo code Macmillanrocjuneteenth2021. Please join the Macmillan Publishing team on the pull-down menu of existing teams on the application form.