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Browse Eighth of August Emancipation Celebration Collection

Collection focuses on the 8th of August Emancipation Celebration in Paducah, Kentucky, featuring W. C. Young Community Center 8th of August Programs. Added information on Black history in Western Kentucky and the surrounding area can be found in this sites Media Groups, or in the Lincoln High School, W. G. Harvey, Washington Street Baptist Church, Mary Wheeler, and Watkins Funeral Home Collections.