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St. Maarten’s ‘giants’ remembered during Emancipation Day ceremony | THE DAILY HERALD

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July 2, 2020

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs laying a wreath of flamboyant tree flowers at the Freedom Fighter’s Monument during the official Emancipation Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 1. (John van Kerkhof photo)

Rudolph Davis Dance Company performing the Ponum Dance during celebration of the 157^th anniversary of emancipation from slavery at the Freedom Fighter’s Roundabout in Philipsburg on Wednesday morning. Story on page . (John van Kerkhof photo)

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