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Celebration presented by the John G. Riley Museum and Museum of Florida History.

Left to right are: Darryl Steele; Jeana Brunson, Director of the Museum of Florida History; and Rev. Henry Steele. Darryl and Rev. Henry Steele are the sons of Rev. Charles Kenzie Steele, once pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Tallahassee. The Steeles were instrumental in desegregating the Tallahassee public bus system in the 1950s.

Accompanying note: "The Knott House served as the Union Army's headquarters in 1865, after Brigadier General Edward McCook arrived in Tallahassee to accept the surrender of the Confederate forces in Florida. On May 20, 1865, McCook announced President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation from the steps of this house. The anniversary of this announcement is typically celebrated as Emancipation Day in Florida. The Knott House Museum opened in 1992, and has often served as a venue for Emancipation Day celebrations."