Liberation and Freedom Day
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Liberation and Freedom Day is a municipal holiday in Charlottesville celebrated on March 3 to commemorate the day Union Major General Phillip Sheridan and his troops arrived in Charlottesville liberating over 14,000 enslaved people.
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Charlottesville City Council designated the day as an official holiday at their meeting on July 1, 2019. [1]
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References
- ↑ Web. Agenda for July 1, 2019 City Council Meeting, Council Agenda, Charlottesville City Council Clerk, retrieved March 1, 2021.