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Photo Flashback: Restoring Emancipation Day

Published:Friday | August 4, 2023 | 7:42 AM
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Choir members from the Phillippo Circuit of the Baptist Church lift their voices for the Freedom Song which was especially written for the renewed Emancipation Day celebrations.
Ralston Reid, a member of the Accompong Council of Maroons, blows the abeng at midnight, after the reading of the Proclamation of Emancipation.
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson speaking at the ceremony to commemorate the restoration of Emancipation Day at Spanish Town Square on Thursday, July 31, 1997.
Members of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) render an energetic performance of Crossings in front of the historic Old King's House.
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Amid concerns that the significance of Emancipation was fading over time, members of the government took proactive measures to preserve the memories and rekindle the importance of this historic event. Recognising its cultural and historical significance, they embarked on initiatives to ensure that the spirit of Emancipation remains alive and cherished within the hearts of the nation's people.