Emancipation Day 1905

via Belch.Com (Can anyone identify this location?) NEGROES’ DAY CELEBRATED Richmond, Va., April 3 (Washington Post, April 4, 1905.) Thousands of Negroes observed Emancipation Day in Virginia today. The occasion resulted in an outpouring of the race n…

February 9, 2011; 7:30 AM • by Greater Jackson Ward News

via Belch.Com (Can anyone identify this location?) NEGROES’ DAY CELEBRATED Richmond, Va., April 3 (Washington Post, April 4, 1905.) Thousands of Negroes observed Emancipation Day in Virginia today. The occasion resulted in an outpouring of the race never before equaled, armed with miniature United States flags and attended by brass bands. In addition, there was […]

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