An Emancipation Day Message from Government House
This powerful act prompted Governor-General Peter Von Scholten to declare that "All unfree in the Danish West Indies are from today free."
Government House is the home and workspace of sitting governors in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Government House posted the note below on social media.
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