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Later in the year comes the Emancipation Day celebration — no Thanksgiving here — and December’s hog butchering.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Mýa shines onstage during DC Emancipation Day at Franklin Park on April 19 in Washington, D.C.
Leighton Meester wears a floral sundress for HBO's I Love LA FYC Panel on April 19 in West Hollywood, California.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Over 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
In Tennessee, Emancipation Day is celebrated Aug. 8 and it was first recognized in 1871.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Aug. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Mýa shines onstage during DC Emancipation Day at Franklin Park on April 19 in Washington, D.C.
Leighton Meester wears a floral sundress for HBO's I Love LA FYC Panel on April 19 in West Hollywood, California.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Over 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom by executive decree in what became known as Juneteenth or Emancipation Day.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
In Tennessee, Emancipation Day is celebrated Aug. 8 and it was first recognized in 1871.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Aug. 2025
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“Emancipation Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Emancipation%20Day. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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