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The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via AOL· 3 days agoThis week, many Floridians celebrated Emancipation Day to commemorate May 20, 1865 —the day the...
Tallahassee celebrates Emancipation Day with bells, dramatic reading
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe City of Tallahassee recognizes May 20 as Florida's Emancipation Day, and throughout the month,...
Florida Emancipation Day again recognized in Gainesville at museum in Black community
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPark to the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center at 837 SE Seventh Ave. to watch performances and...
Local historian reflects on life of Salt Lake's Emancipation Day queen
KUTV Salt Lake City· 2 days agoIn 1898, 15-year-old Elnora Dudley was crowned Salt Lake City’s Emancipation Day Queen. Salt Lake’s...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 6 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
Jacksonville holds 4th annual celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Proclamation Day
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 6 days agoOrganizers told Action News Jax they incorporated songs and dances of freedom for this year’s event....
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 6 days agoReginald Ellis, provost and professor at Florida A&M University, gave a keynote speech highlighting...
Commemoration honors history of the Battle of Negro Fort on the Apalachicola
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThis free celebration of Florida's Emancipation Day offers the public a chance to visit and tour the...
Emancipation Proclamation read on Knott House Museum steps
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoToday, Reginald Ellis, Ph.D., Provost Professor at Florida A&M University, read the document in...
The Rich History Of Drinking Hibiscus Tea On Juneteenth
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA cornerstone of Black history, hibiscus tea has maintained a stronghold in the culture. Despite its...