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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...
'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat· 6 days agoOn the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first...
Photos: Jacksonville holds 4th annual celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Proclamation Day
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 6 days agoJacksonville city leaders and state officials commemorated Florida’s 159th Emancipation Proclamation...
National Archives' Historic Showcase of Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth Order in DC
Hoodline· 5 days agoIn a rare and historic display, the National Archives in Washington, DC, will showcase two pivotal...
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 agoWar soldiers. 11 a.m. - Church bells in Tallahassee will ring for two minutes to celebrate Florida's...
Why Red Foods Are Traditionally Eaten On Juneteenth
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAlthough Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was delivered two years prior, freedom wasn't fully realized until the news was announced to the 250,000...
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.
Amber Rose is right: Joe Biden doesn’t care about Black people
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOPINION: The "Muva" of hip-hop's Donald Trump endorsement exposes a fundamental misunderstanding of...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
FOX 25 Boston· 3 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...