The Freedmen’s Festival was an early fall celebration held by black residents of Cleveland, Ohio. During the festival, attendees celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation and acknowledged the fight to end slavery in the United States. Frederick Douglass was the speaker at the first celebration, which set the tone for future events. Tributes were paid to black men serving in […]

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