JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Emancipation Day marked the end of slavery in Florida, which happened before Juneteenth in Texas. This is how Emancipation Day has become a part of Florida culture. Click here for ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, the Ritz Theater & Museum and the City of Jacksonville hosted the fifth annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration at Lift Ev’re Voice and Sing ...
Cal Johnson, born into slavery, became Knoxville's first Black millionaire after emancipation. Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of ...
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