Emancipation Unfolding: Freedom Across Time and Place

Name: Emancipation Unfolding: Freedom Across Time and Place
Start: 2026-05-16T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-16T23:00:00-04:00
Location: First Florida Capitol (Replica), Cascades Park West End

Schedule

Sat May 16 2026 at 10:00 am to 11:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

First Florida Capitol (Replica), Cascades Park West End | Tallahassee, FL

Limited Seating - Registration Required (use Tickets link)
Emancipation was not a single moment, but a staggered process shaped by geography, military presence, and the timing of freedom’s announcement. Join us as we explore how freedom arrived in waves across the South, marked locally by dates like May 20th and Juneteenth. Program speaker and historian Dion Jenkins will trace how emancipation unfolded unevenly, with some communities learning of freedom months or even years after the Emancipation Proclamation—reminding us that liberation was both a legal act and a lived, local experience. Don’t miss this free program on Saturday, May 16, at 10:00 AM. First Florida Capitol (Replica)
Limited Seating - Registration Required. Hosted by Friends of First Florida Capitol and John G. Riley Center & Museum. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/emancipation-unfolding-freedom-across-time-and-place