Poets for Freedom: A Leon County Emancipation Day poetry contest
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â Leon County Government invites citizens to recognize Florida's upcoming Emancipation Day on May 20 by participating in "Poets for Freedom," a unique project featuring original poems on the topic of freedom.
The program is organized by the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System and will showcase submissions throughout the month of May. Poets must be aged 18 and older, The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 7.
Florida Emancipation Day marks the first announcement of Abraham Lincolnâs Emancipation Proclamation in Leon County on May 20, 1865.