Emancipation Day in Florida
May 14, 2020
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May 20th is Emancipation Day in Florida
Emancipation was proclaimed in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, 11 days after the end of the Civil War, and two years after the Proclamation first issued by President Abraham Lincoln freed enslaved people in Southern states.
from the Florida Division of Library & Information Services to help join in the Emancipation Day celebration.
outlines the history of slavery and emancipation in Florida.
by May 27 and you'll be entered in a drawing to win a Student Life t-shirt!
