Woodson First Ladies Society’s Juneteenth Jubilee

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Woodson First Ladies Society’s Juneteenth Jubilee

The Woodson African American Museum of Florida and its First Ladies Society hosted the Jazzy Juneteenth Jubilee at the historic Coliseum on Sunday, June 19, to help raise funds for the new museum. Photos courtesy of Jerrod Douse By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer ST PETERSBURG - The Woodson African American Museum of Florida and its […]

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