Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hundreds of locals and dignitaries gathered at the Knott House Museum to celebrate Florida Emancipation Day with an emancipation ...

On a sunny Tuesday in May in downtown Tallahassee, flags flapped in the breeze as a uniformed color guard solemnly marched toward the steps of the Knott House. On the porch, a reading of the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — An annual parade in downtown Charleston celebrates the historical meaning behind the first day of each year. Emancipation Day commemorates the anniversary of the Emancipation ...

The U.S. Postal Service marked the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation by issuing a limited edition stamp that will go on sale Wednesday at post offices nationwide, NBC Washington ...

Every seat was filled during the Knott House Museum's Emancipation Day celebration and reenactment May 20. The event featured a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation from Brian Bibeau, who's been ...