Gainesville officials began a month-long celebration Friday outside City Hall with a flag raising ceremony in recognition Emancipation Day in the Sunshine State. The monumental day in history ...

After the speakers finished, students from the Caring & Sharing Learning School raised a flag honoring Juneteenth outside Gainesville City Hall. The red, white and blue flag features a star in the ...

The event will feature a “flag-raising ceremony and a proclamation ... the Emancipation Proclamation,” according to a city of Gainesville press release. The month-long celebration also will ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Gainesville ... The celebration launches at a flag-raising ceremony with a proclamation recognizing Florida’s actual emancipation date – May 20, 1865 ...

Their signs, banners and flags continued to wave Saturday afternoon as they marched down West University Avenue. A crowd of about 50 people gathered at Gainesville City Hall to show support for ...