Name: Hotel Metropolitan and McCracken County Public Library presents a discussion of Emancipation Saturday
Start: 2022-08-04
End: 2022-08-04
Location: 724 Oscar Cross Avenue

Hotel Metropolitan and McCracken County Public Library presents a discussion of Emancipation Saturday

Dates: Aug 4, 2022

Times: 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

Phone: 270-442-2510 x 117

Admission: Free & Open to the Public

Location:
Hotel Metropolitan
724 Oscar Cross Avenue
Paducah, KY 42001

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In a combined partnership with the Hotel Metropolitan and McCracken County Public Library presents a discussion of Emancipation Saturday by Dr. Alicestyne Turley, Educator & Historian.

You’ve heard of Juneteenth, but what about Emancipation Saturday? This Freedom Stories discussion explores this lesser-known Appalachian emancipation celebration.

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Hotel Metropolitan 724 Oscar Cross Ave,
Paducah, KY 42001 (270) 994-1783

Restored 1908 historic hotel hosted famous African-American sports figures and entertainers, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and B.B. King, prior to desegregation. The African-American heritage museum is a "Save America's Treasures"…