FIRST -- Emancipation Observance -- Montgomery AL
N 32° 22.655 W 086° 18.583
16S E 564933 N 3582498
An Alabama historical marker about the first observance of Emancipation Day in Montgomery, three years after the proclamation came into effect on 01 Jan 1863
Waymark Code: WMWFQT
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2017
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An Alabama historical marker about the first observance of Emancipation Day in Montgomery, three years after the proclamation had come into effect on 1 Jan 1863.
The marker reads as follows:
"Montgomery's first observance of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation was New Year's Day at Wilson's Grove on Mildred Street. A parade formed at Gilmer's Warehouse, Commerce Street. Invited were a brass band, the governor, legislators, aldermen, businessmen, benevolent societies, churches and fire engine companies. Peyton Finley, parade marshal, was the first black member of the State Board of Education. Speakers of the day included Holland Thompson, first black alderman and a state legislator, who advised "show by good conduct, industry, and fidelity, that the year 1866 was a year of jubilee, instead of insurrection." He also told the crowd to acquire land, homes, and education for their children."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1866
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