By Vivian Shipe, AE Staff Reporter | January 2026 | Photo by Vivian Shipe

Knoxville, TN - “Keep it moving”. Those were the words of the decree issued by Mistress of Ceremony Cynthia Finch to the crowd who had gathered in the sanctuary of the historic Mt. Zion Baptist Church for the 163rd National Observance of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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