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County Announcements: 31st Emancipation Anniversary, Denton, TX (1896)

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Title
County Announcements: 31st Emancipation Anniversary, Denton, TX (1896)
Description
Denton County African Americans plan to hold celebrations for the 31st Emancipation Anniversary in Denton.
Date
1896-05-28
Source
Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1896, newspaper, May 28, 1896; Denton, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth504990/m1/8/?q=%22colored%22%20%22church%22: accessed April 12, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
Subject
celebration
Juneteenth
Denton