On August 3, 1865, the provisional governor of Florida, William Marvin, issued a proclamation that officially abolished slavery in the state. This came shortly after the end of the Civil War and the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in December 1865, which formally abolished slavery across the entire United States. Florida’s action was an important step in the broader process of emancipation.
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