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What is Emancipation Day and when is it celebrated in Florida?

Published: May 20, 2023

May 20 marks the abolition of slavery in Florida, a former Confederate state, when Union soldiers read the Emancipation Proclamation in Tallahassee.

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Emancipation Day: Annual Gifford event in Indian River highlights history

Published: May 20, 2023

The Saturday event included recognition of a 103-year-old Gifford resident whose great-grandmother was among enslaved Floridians freed in 1865.

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