Republicans freed the Democrats' slaves in Texas on June 19th. But in Florida Republicans freed the Democrats' slaves May 20th. It's called Emancipation Day around here.

Every May 20th Civil War re-enactors playing the part of Major General Edward McCook and other Republican union soldiers act out the speech General McCook gave from the steps of the Knott House in Tallahassee on 20 May 1865. This was the first ever Official reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in Florida.