Cooperstown’s celebration connects this national holiday to the area’s local history of emancipation. On July 4, 1827, African Americans from Cooperstown and the surrounding region celebrated the official end of slavery in New York State with an emancipation celebration at the Presbyterian meeting house.…
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Katie Boardman
Anthony, Emancipation Commemorated Historical Signs Enshrine Church’s Role In History…