Emancipation Day Commemoration- Howard County, MD
About this event
Join us on November 1, 2026 at 3pm to commemorate the date and its significance. All attendees will be supplied with a bell to ring at a designated time. We are limited to 100 attendees total, and registration is required so that we know who to expect and can plan accordingly.
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WHY? On November 1, 1864, the State of Maryland made changes to its' Constitution. A Constitutional Convention into whether and how to modify the Constitution had happened months before. It was up to voters who would go to the polls on October 12 and 13 to cast their vote. One change in particular to its Constitution was discussed in and outside of Maryland: the abolishment of slavery in the state. After the vote, slavery was abolished in the State of Maryland as of November 1. Bells were ringing in and outside of the state to celebrate that Maryland became a free state.
Sponsored by:
HoCo Roots Revisited, Inc.
HoCo250
Howard County Branch #7020 NAACP
Howard County Center of African American Culture, Inc.
Central Maryland Chapter Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County, MD
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