Comments on: August 8 is Emancipation Day. But not everywhere. http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not.html Stories, quotes and anecdotes. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:31:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Marsha Boyd http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not.html#comment-1049415 Marsha Boyd Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:09:56 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2007/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not-everywhere/#comment-1049415 My family is from Princeton, KY and we have always celebrated the 8th of August as Emancipation Day as well as Dotson Day. Dotson was the once “Black” school before integration and the property was left to the “Bootsville” community. It is now a community park and holds these annual festivities with food, basketball tournaments, kiddie discos, adult dances, dedications to former outstanding citizens, and the key to the city is given. Beautiful, fun celebration and everyone who ever lived there comes home for that weekend. Thanks for clearing my confusion about the actual date of Emancipation Day. Your explanation makes perfect sense!

]]> By: Afro-American August Days « Obamarama http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not.html#comment-422662 Afro-American August Days « Obamarama Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:21:05 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2007/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not-everywhere/#comment-422662 [...] August 8 is Emancipation Day. But not everywhere. [...]

]]> By: James "Moody" Johnson http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not.html#comment-7189 James "Moody" Johnson Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:34:07 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2007/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not-everywhere/#comment-7189 I’m from Ft, Wayne IN and I started working on a Docutmentary on Aug 8 VS Juneteeth about six months ago. June 19 is like the begnning of the company Story, you can’t pay so you can not leave,the story has two sides. I am from Paducah KY and we’ve been celebration the 8th of August for over 140 years. Can and enjoy the celebration with a Paducahians.

James W. Johnson
Fine Arts Director

]]> By: valerie morris http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2012/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not.html#comment-3248 valerie morris Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:18:31 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2007/08/august-8-is-emancipation-day-but-not-everywhere/#comment-3248 Thank you for this article. I am a teacher in Chicago doing research on Juneteenth for a final class project. What I have been having trouble finding are sources to cite that the date the proclamation was read to the freed slaves came to different regions at different times. My family is Paducah, KY, and have always celebrated the 8th of August. A full picture must be presented, not just the final Juneteenth.
Valerie Morris
Educator

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