Why does Florida celebrate Emancipation Day on May 20th? Neighborhood reporter Ashley Engle explores the state’s unique ...

The traditional red, white and blue Juneteenth flag will fly June 16-23, while the Pride flag will be displayed for the ...

The commemoration is enhanced by the fact the central re-enactment happens at the very spot the original event took place.

By condensing about 150 years of history in roughly 27 minutes, historian and guest speaker Edward Lee offered Rotary Club of ...

While not as widely celebrated as Juneteenth — which marks June 19, 1865, as the day the last city in the "rebellious states, ...

Lincoln Depot Museum In March of 1863, amidst the American Civil War, Frederick Douglass announced, “The day dawns; the morning star is bright upon the horizon! The iron gate […] ...

The City of Tallahassee is putting an emphasis on education as it hosts its annual Florida Emancipation Day events Tuesday.

Hundreds of locals and dignitaries listened to a reading from the Emancipation Proclamation to celebrate the historic day.

Abraham Lincoln was faced with a nation that was split down the middle on the issue of slavery. In 1863, Lincoln was worried ...

Multiple events are slated throughout Gainesville to celebrate the Fifth Annual Journey to Juneteenth: Florida Emancipation ...