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Here are 19 Juneteenth coloring pages that reflect on the progress that has been made and the joy that comes from it.
Hundreds of locals and dignitaries listened to a reading from the Emancipation Proclamation to celebrate the historic day.
An important day in Florida’s history is May 20, 1865, 11 days after the Civil War ended. General Edward McCook read the ...
Why does Florida celebrate Emancipation Day on May 20th? Neighborhood reporter Ashley Engle explores the state’s unique journey to freedom and how communities are preserving that history today.
While not as widely celebrated as Juneteenth — which marks June 19, 1865, as the day the last city in the "rebellious states," Galveston, Texas, was informed its enslaved population was free — ...
The city of Gainesville's "Journey to Juneteenth" celebration includes a film festival, a cookout, art at the Harn Museum and ...
Hailey Heseltine [email protected] Tuesday, May 20th, marks the 160th anniversary of Florida Emancipation Day, when ...
Weeks before Juneteenth and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, freedom finally arrived in Florida. This Pensacola museum will celebrate.
Emancipation was proclaimed in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, just 11 days after the end of the Civil War, and two years after the Proclamation was first issued by President Abraham Lincoln to free ...