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The last group of slaves in the United States were officially freed after Union troops finally won the Civil War and arrived in Galveston, Texas, to share the news on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth commemorates that day. And where 2,000 Union troops brought the news to Galveston, one woman heralded the celebration in Milwaukee: Margaret ....