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Florida city will recognize May 20 as slave emancipation day February 1, 2021 GMT LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city is planning to formally recognize May 20 as the date slaves were emancipated in the state. The city commission plans to approve a resolution Monday declaring May 20 as Florida Emancipation Day, The Ledger in Lakeland reported. That would mark the anniversary of when slavery became illegal in the state. It’s earlier than the Juneteenth date in which slaves in Texas were informed on June 19, 1865 that they were free. ADVERTISEMENT In Florida, the date was May 20, 1865, whe...

Central Florida City Will Recognize May 20th as Slave Emancipation Day Lakeland commissioner Philip Walker says there are efforts around Florida to have cities and counties recognize May 20 as the date of slave emancipation in the state Published February 1, 2021 • Updated on February 1, 2021 at 5:45 am NBC Universal, Inc. A Florida city is planning to formally recognize May 20 as the date slaves were emancipated in the state. The city commission in Lakeland plans to approve a resolution Monday declaring May 20 as Florida Emancipation Day, The Ledger reported. That would mark t...

Hull man builds spectacular igloo labelled 'snow fort on steroids' Philip Walker's garden structure even has a cosy fire pit The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A former art and design student from Hull has be...

LAKELAND — City officials gave a thumbs up to Lakeland Electric's plan to begin shutting down its aging coal plant this March, after the utility calculated the early shutdown could save $13.1 million over the next three years. Lakeland's utility committee unanimously approved a recommendation by Lakeland Electric to begin decommissioning its coal-burning C.D. McIntosh Unit on March 31. The plans will go before the City Commission for final approval on Jan. 19. "It makes no sense to continue spending money on coal-based operation past March," he said.  On March 31, Lakeland Electric...