The Knott House Museum

Citizens of all ages gathered at the Knott House Museum to commemorate May 20, 1865, when the Emancipation Proclamation was first read in Florida and all enslaved people in the state gained their freedom.

The festivities included lots of speeches, music, and the ritual reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in its entirety.

Historical reenactors gave visitors a glimpse of life in the time leading up to the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865.

Tallahassee citizens are recognizing the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation which took place 150 years ago in Tallahassee. The Knott House Museum…