One woman's desire to promote Black pride led to Milwaukee celebrating Juneteenth for 55 years

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As Milwaukee approaches its 55th annual Juneteenth Day celebration this Friday, Margaret Henningsen, one of the local event’s founders, reflects on helping bring the event to the city.

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