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Governor Recognizes Emancipation Day

November 2nd, 2023 by WCBC Radio

Emancipation Day in Maryland is celebrated each year on November 1st.  The day is marked annually by the Governor to recognize and remember the end of enslavement in the state in 1864, following the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.  Governor Wes Moore took time to remember those in Maryland’s history that played a part in ending slavery…