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Why do we celebrate juneteenth and not emancipation proclamation

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The Emancipation Proclamation was not a legislative act.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Emancipation Proclamation was simply a speech, no legal action technically arose just off the speech. Juneteenth is the day in which slaves were freed.

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