Tantalizing Truth: Happy Emancipation Day

The Emancipation Garden is the site where the Emancipation Proclamation was read on July 3, 1848, freeing the slaves of St Thomas. The event took place after officials received word that Governor Peter von Scholten had freed the slaves on St Croix.  In the corner of the park there is a replica of the Philadelphia Liberty Bell.

Happy  Emancipation Day! July 3, 2011

Happy Independence Day July 4, 2011