Emancipation Day Parade

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This file appears in: Lexington Colored Fair Association

This photograph shows an Emancipation Day parade in the southeast Kentucky town of Jenkins. It was likely taken in the early 20th century. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Lexington Colored Fair Association

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker # 1961 notes the importance of the Lexington Colored Fair Association, which highlighted the achievements of African Americans to society in the years following emancipation. Most…