This year’s Emancipation Day celebration in Jefferson County is a reclaiming of space, legacy, and pride. The event honors ...

Church bells in Tallahassee area will ring for 2 minutes to announce the dawning of the special day of freedom.

The designation will be celebrated from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 17 at 4455 Murray St. in New Monrovia Park. The ceremony ...

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

Weeks before Juneteenth and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, freedom finally arrived in Florida. This Pensacola museum will celebrate.

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

The City of Gainesville began its month-long celebration leading up to Juneteenth on Monday with a ceremony marking Florida’s ...

An important day in Florida’s history is May 20, 1865, 11 days after the Civil War ended. General Edward McCook read the ...

Why does Florida celebrate Emancipation Day on May 20th? Neighborhood reporter Ashley Engle explores the state’s unique journey to freedom and how communities are preserving that history today.

The Ella L. Jordan African American History Museum will host its second annual Emancipation Day observance from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 Florida's Emancipation Day preceded the June 19, 1865 ...

In Gadsden County, one family is carrying on a decades-long tradition to recognize the important date. The Gunn family began ...

Press release from Alachua County. May 20th holds deep historical significance in Florida as it marks the day in 1865 when ...