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What is Emancipation Day? When does Florida celebrate the abolition of slavery?
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 12 months agoEmancipation Day is celebrated at different times throughout the United States, with the most common...
Local events to celebrate Juneteenth and Emancipation Day
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, will be celebrated in various ways in Gainesville...
Gainesville to host month-long events honoring Florida’s Emancipation Day and Juneteenth
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe month-long "Journey to Juneteenth" will be once again sponsored by the city of Gainesville to...
DC Emancipation Day: How to celebrate
WDVM via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Although D.C. Emancipation Day officially is April 16, the District said it will mark the occasion with a number of...
Canadians celebrate second Emancipation Day as many remain unaware of country’s slave history
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoIn Toronto, Ontario, a food festival and crafters market is projected to entice more than 1,000 with...
Emancipation Day, Homecoming, Park Day in Missouri before Juneteenth was celebrated
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrations of freedom for enslaved Black people have been held around Missouri under different...
Bygone Muncie: From a city-wide celebration of Emancipation Day in 1895 to Juneteenth in 2022
The Star Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI was delighted to see another Juneteenth celebration this year at McCulloch Park. While it’s only...
Juneteenth is the national holiday, but Tennessee also celebrates on its Emancipation Day
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJuneteenth is the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But in...
City of Jacksonville celebrating Emancipation Day with family event in James Weldon Johnson Park
WJAX via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCouncilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, the Ritz Theater & Museum and the City of Jacksonville will host the...
As Florida gears up to celebrate Juneteenth, let’s not forget about May 20
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months ago“We looked forward to going – the children – because it was a lot of play time, a lot of food but...