May 19, 2024 1:00 PM –3:00 PM
Emancipation Day Celebration
Ella Jordan African American Museum is excited to announce the first annual Pensacola Emancipation Celebration. The celebration will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in an effort to educate the community about the historical significance of Florida’s observed Emancipation Day. The ceremony will reenact the May 20, 1865, reading of the Emancipation Proclamation with assistance by the 2nd Infantry USCT Living History Association and the UWF Historic Trust.
Emancipation Day Celebration
Location: Ella Jordan African America Museum
423 N. C. Street
Pensacola, Florida 32501
Parking Instructions
On street parking
