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Florida Emancipation Day

When:
Saturday, May 20, 2023, 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)
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The actual date was May 20, 1865, two years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was written. Here is an article from the Museum of FL History:

https://www.museumoffloridahistory.com/visit/knott-house-museum/20th-of-may-commemoration/history/