Tag Archives: Emancipation Day

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    U of R President takes up for Emancipation on National Stage

    A panel of historians will recreate the national scene and the dilemmas facing Americans on September 22, 1862, without drawing on their knowledge of what would unfold over the next few months and years.

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    Emancipation Day: What does it mean today?

    CBS 6 Senior reporter Wayne Covil examines where African-Americans stand 150 years after emancipation.

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    Group remembers Richmond’s past on Emancipation Day

    Events included discussions with Civil War scholars, guided tours of historic sites, cannon firings and children’s games.