Celebrate Emancipation Day
Once upon a time, Emancipation Day was widely celebrated by African Americans in Richmond. White Richmond on the other hand, maybe less so. Why? The day chosen to celebrate freedom was April 3rd, the day Union troops marched into Richmond. Bac…
Once upon a time, Emancipation Day was widely celebrated by African Americans in Richmond. White Richmond on the other hand, maybe less so. Why? The day chosen to celebrate freedom was April 3rd, the day Union troops marched into Richmond. Back then, freedom came at the point of a gun. Black Richmond didn’t mourn the death […]
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