On June 19, 1865, news of freedom made its way to Galveston, Texas, where the enslaved finally were informed of their emancipation by Union troops more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
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Attorney Bryan Boysaw and Kenya Madison, senior director of Healthier Delray Beach, comfort each other after digging soil from near where Samuel Nelson was lynched in 1926 west of Delray Beach. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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Lawn games and inflatable sprinklers were all part of the holiday weekend fun at the Lantana Library, currently housed at the town’s recreation center. Alaric Wang, 5, of Lantana, plays a fishing game and Milly Marzipan, children’s musician, performs