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Word of the Emancipation Proclamation passed through the slave community by word of mouth, with some in Texas not learning they were free until June 19th, 1865. That day has turned into a holiday called "Juneteeth" and the Emancipation proclamation travel shop eat vladivostok celebration in Norwich is anchored on the city's annual Juneteeth celebration, sponsored by the Norwich Branch of the NAACP. travel shop eat vladivostok Norwich feels a special kinship to Lincoln and the cause of freedom. The city harbored a strong abolitionist sentiment and was active in the Underground Railroad. Lincoln is considered somewhat of a local native son, as the Wauregan Hotel in Norwich was the site of major campaign appearance by Lincoln in 1860.
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A centerpiece of that celebration is the casting of the first commemorative bell in the country marking the 150th anniversary of the proclamation, which will happen over the course of three days this week using the world's only mobile bell foundry, owned by the Verdin Company.
The events begin Thursday, June 14th, Flag Day, with a program of veterans' events, naval re-enactors and Boy Scouts retiring used flags while the Verdin Mobile Foundry arrives and sets up on the Norwich waterfront.
Also, during Friday and Saturday the Freedom Schooner Amistad will be tied up at the waterfront and offering tours during its first public appearance after two years of repairs. The Amistad is a replica of the ship liberated by captive Africans in 1839 as dramatized in the move Amistad. The Supreme Court case involving the Amistad captives and their fate was a key episode travel shop eat vladivostok in the controversy over slavery travel shop eat vladivostok that led to the Civil War.
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