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.

Charlottesville City Council designated the day as an official holiday at their meeting on July 1, 2019. [1]


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References

  1. Web. Agenda for July 1, 2019 City Council Meeting, Council Agenda, Charlottesville City Council Clerk, retrieved March 1, 2021.

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