Gwen Moore: “Between 160,000 and 170,000 people have attended these…”

“I'm going to tell you. In 1972, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported an estimated 3,000 people attending our second annual Juneteenth Festival. That number increased over the years, and Between 160,000 and 170,000 people have attended these festivals. In time, the high number of festival goers can be partially attributed to Milwaukee's notably special historic response to the system of slavery and to our efforts to teach the young people about Wisconsin and Milwaukee's role in ending slavery.” (02:36–02:45)

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