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today. let s take a listen. you re here on the southwest of 22nd and strand where the juneteenth story began reporter: it s been 157 years since the very first juneteenth celebration. here on the island of galveston in texas, where the last of america s enslaved black people were finally freed sam collins is the co-chair of the juneteenth legacy project. we re at the church on broadway where the union soldiers would have moved through the city and posted the notice, general order number 3, on the door here. reporter: general order number 3 required absolute equality but for galveston s black community, equality has been anything but absolute. people talk about black wall street in tulsa, but there were many communities that were successful outside of those stories of places that were destroyed. galveston was one of those thriving communities. reporter: he says low paying jobs, a risieing cost of living

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