"Celebration" and "Grand Celebration in Norfolk"
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Title
"Celebration" and "Grand Celebration in Norfolk"
Subject
African Americans, emancipation, celebrations
Description
On January 1, 1866, the third anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans in Hampton and Norfolk celebrated their freedom with parades, speakers, a reading of the proclamation, and a feast. The True Southerner, a radical newspaper established in 1865 by former United States Army officer David B. White, published accounts of the celebrations.
Creator
David B. White
Source
Hampton True Southerner, January 4, 1866
Publisher
True Southerner
Date
January 1, 1866
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Newspaper
Identifier
True Southerner_01-04-1866a, True Southerner_01-04-1866b
Coverage
Hampton and Norfolk, Virginia
Citation
David B. White, “"Celebration" and "Grand Celebration in Norfolk",” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed October 15, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/434.