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The 44 Percent: Florida’s Emancipation Day + Biden’s billion-dollar promise + A Black pioneer in...
Miami Herald via AOL· 16 hours agoThis week, many Floridians celebrated Emancipation Day to commemorate May 20, 1865 —the day the...
Florida Emancipation Day again recognized in Gainesville at museum in Black community
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPark to the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center at 837 SE Seventh Ave. to watch performances and...
Tallahassee celebrates Emancipation Day with bells, dramatic reading
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe City of Tallahassee recognizes May 20 as Florida's Emancipation Day, and throughout the month,...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 4 days agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
What’s Brewing - Florida’s Emancipation Day celebration
WCTV Tallahassee· 7 days agoThe City of Tallahassee will hold a celebration Monday in honor of Florida’s Emancipation Day.
Jacksonville holds 4th annual celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Proclamation Day
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 4 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· 4 days agoReginald Ellis, provost and professor at Florida A&M University, gave a keynote speech highlighting...
Takeaways from Tallahassee — Celebration time
Florida Politics· 6 days agoTallahassee has been experiencing a tough time after storms and tornadoes battered the area, but the city is gearing up to celebrate Emancipation Day. While ...
Fun things to do across the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast this weekend
WPBF West Palm Beach· 7 days agoTake the family outside to play for 'Kids to Parks' Day, celebrate Florida Emancipation Day or check...
Emancipation Proclamation read on Knott House Museum steps
Tallahassee Democrat· 4 days agoToday, Reginald Ellis, Ph.D., Provost Professor at Florida A&M University, read the document in...