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Milwaukee's 55th Juneteenth is nation's longest-running
This week on Open Record, FOX6's Bryan Polcyn and Bria Jones talk to organizers of Milwaukee's 55th Juneteenth celebration, who say it is "not just Black history, it's American history."
MILWAUKEE - On June 19th, 1865 – nearly 3 full years after President Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation declared the abolition of slavery in the United States – federal soldiers rode into Galvetson, Texas, to announce "all slaves are free." This week on Open Record, FOX6's Bryan Polcyn and Bria Jones talk to organizers of Milwaukee's 55th Juneteenth celebration, who say it is "not just Black history, it's American history." Hear how a pair of young professionals are bringing Juneteenth awareness to a new generation on social media. And why Wisconsin is one of just 18 states that does not consider Juneteenth a state holiday.
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