And this coming Friday, we will be raising the Juneteenth flag in the nation's in the state's capital of Madison, Wisconsin, to honor this day. We take Juneteenth seriously. 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. (02:22–02:33)
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