Emancipation Day 11/1/2023

St. Mary's County · January 7, 2026

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Welcome and opening remarks

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Event emcee opened the ceremony, welcomed attendees and introduced the purpose of the event as the unveiling of stopping stones and the participating choirs and music groups.

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Officials and community members gathered in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, to unveil five "stopping stones" honoring five men jailed while seeking freedom; speeches recounted local slavery history and the 1864 Maryland constitution that outlawed slavery in the state.

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