Juneteenth by the Numbers 2020
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Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. Here's a look at Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, by the numbers:
155 - Years since Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger (Union Army) first read the proclamation, General Orders, No. 3, in Galveston, Texas, notifying slaves of their emancipation, on June 19, 1865.
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