Mary Allen CEO of the African American Museum of the Arts, Deland Fl, the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle of Orlando, FL, the Sunchasers Motorcycle Club of Daytona Beach FL, and Bikers For Charity Daytona Beach FL.
The African American Museum of the Arts, celebrated their 3rd Annual Emancipation Day event. Our Mistress of Ceremony was Pasha Baker, the CEO of Goldsboro Museum in Sanford, FL. AAMA's goal is to educate as well as share the historical significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and other contributions to end slavery, particularly in the state of Florida.
We hope this celebration brings the community together to communicate the importance of May 20th as part of African American History. The program participants included our speaker Dr. Kwando Kinshasa, retired Professor of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He is also the author of several books. He spoke on the Responsibilities of Emancipation.
Other participants included Re-Enactor Judy Yenwo as Harriet Tubman, Re-Enactor Flora Stitt as Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley who was Mary Todd Lincoln seamstress. We were surrounded by the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle of Orlando, FL, the SunChasers Motorcycle Club of Daytona, Beach, FL , Spoken Word by Kevin Campbell, Tam Tam African drummers and dancer Bayo Africandancepro. The program ended with the American Legion Orange Baker Post 187 Re-enactment of Brigadier Edward Moody McCook announcing freedom for the enslaved Black people in the State of Florida.
Mary Allen CEO
African American Museum of the Arts, Inc.
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