"The Emancipation Celebration. Line of March—Opinion of our Citizens"
Dublin Core
Title
"The Emancipation Celebration. Line of March—Opinion of our Citizens"
Subject
African Americans, emancipation, celebrations
Description
A few days before holding an Emancipation Proclamation celebration in October 1890, Richmond residents debated what should be the proper date for commemorating the abolition of slavery.
Source
Richmond Planet, October 11, 1890
Publisher
Richmond Planet
Date
October 11, 1890
Contributor
Library of Virginia
Rights
CC BY-SA
Format
JPG
Type
Newspaper
Identifier
Emancipation Celebration_Richmond Planet_10-11-1890.jpg, Richmond Planet_10-11-1890_transcription.pdf
Coverage
Richmond, Virginia
Citation
“"The Emancipation Celebration. Line of March—Opinion of our Citizens",” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed April 16, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/436.