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'Mayteenth' in Tallahassee: Emancipation Proclamation read publicly, 159 years later
Tallahassee Democrat· 12 hours agoOn the steps of what is now the Knott House Museum, where the Emancipation Proclamation was first...
Emancipation Proclamation read on Knott House Museum steps
Tallahassee Democrat· 12 hours agoToday, Reginald Ellis, Ph.D., Provost Professor at Florida A&M University, read the document in...
Jacksonville holds 4th annual celebration of Florida’s Emancipation Proclamation Day
WJAX via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJacksonville city leaders and state officials commemorated Florida’s 159th Emancipation Proclamation Day at City Hall on Monday. Organizers told Action News Jax they incorporated songs and dances of freedom for this year’s event. > ...
Freedom Day: How Florida celebrates Emancipation Day
WCTV Tallahassee· 7 hours agoGeneral Edward McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation at the Knott House in Tallahassee, freeing slaves in Florida, on May 20, 1865.
Tallahassee celebrates Emancipation Day with bells, dramatic reading
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoWar soldiers. 11 a.m. - Church bells in Tallahassee will ring for two minutes to celebrate Florida's...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 3 hours agoAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth— the day commemorating the end of slavery in...
Fun things to do across the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast this weekend
WPBF West Palm Beach· 4 days agoTake the family outside to play for 'Kids to Parks' Day, celebrate Florida Emancipation Day or check...
Florida Emancipation Day again recognized in Gainesville at museum in Black community
The Gainesville Sun· 12 hours agoThe city of Gainesville kicked off its month-long Journey to Juneteenth celebration on Saturday with...
California reparations payouts on hold, but state moves toward apology for slavery
Fox News· 3 days agoThe California Senate held up plans to dole out reparations payouts to its citizens, but the...
Government compensation for slavery? NJ may lead in answering that question
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoNEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — In just over a month, on Juneteenth, a preliminary report will release one of...