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  • Cosmar (a nom de plume) “St. Augustine Correspondence.” Floridian (Tallahassee), July 29, 1870.
  • “Colored Citizens of Armstrong Will Celebrate.” St. Augustine Record, December 31, 1933.
  • “Colored People Celebrated Holiday with Old Ex-Slaves as Honor Guests.” St. Augustine Evening Record, January 2, 1914.
  • “Department of the South.” New York Times, January 19, 1864.
  • “Emancipation Celebration.” Florida Times-Union, January 3, 1889.
  • “Emancipation Day.” (sic) Florida Times-Union Semi-Weekly, May 31, 1895.
  • “Emancipation in St. Augustine.” The Circular, Oneida, NY, Volume XI, No. 38, October 30, 1862.
  • “Former Slave Tells Her Story; One of Oldest negro Residents.” St. Augustine Record, October 21, 1934.
  • “Freed Douglass Once More.” Florida Times-Union, April 9, 1889.
  • “Negroes Celebrated Emancipation.” St. Augustine Evening Record, January 2, 1923.
  • “Negroes Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Emancipation.” St. Augustine Evening Record, December 29, 1922.
  • “Negroes Enjoyed Holiday Program.” St. Augustine Evening Record, January 3, 1924.
  • “The Day in St. Augustine.” Florida Times-Union, January 3, 1889.
  • “Untitled.” St. Augustine Evening Record, January 2, 1900.
  • “Counting down to the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine.” St. Augustine Record, January 01, 2015.
  • Contributed. “Photographer captured heart of Lincolnville in ‘20s.” St Augustine Record, June 13, 2014.
  • Ellis, Nicquel Terry. “We are still trying to get free.” St. Augustine Record, June 19, 2020.
  • Korfhage, Stuart. “The day freedom was proclaimed.” St. Augustine Record, September 24, 2012.
  • Merlo, Tiffany. “Let freedom ring!: Ceremony marks first reading of Emancipation Proclamation.” St. Augustine Record, January 2, 2001.
  • Murray, Linda Y. “Lincolnville Museum set to remember Emancipation Day.” St. Augustine Record, December 19, 2017.
  • Murray, Linda Y. “Looking forward to another year of great events.” St. Augustine Record, December 27, 2017.
  • Murray, Linda. “Watch night rites began in 1862.” St. Augustine Record, December 20, 2012.
  • St. Augustine's Written History: Visit St. Augustine. https://www.visitstaugustine.com/historical-text/st-augustines-written-history?page=0%2C6&page%3D0=6#:~:text=The%20city%20council%20quietly%20signed,to%20slaves%20within%20the%20city. Date accessed February 08, 2021.
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