Joplin Emancipation Park Days

Joplin Emancipation Park Days Annual Emancipation Day Celebration: Aug. 1st - 3rd, 2025 at Joplin's Ewert Park!

The official Emancipation Proclamation was set forth in the fall of 1862 and adopted in January 1863 by a wartime Union government. This proclamation, intiated some two years prior to the conclusion of the American Civil War, only allowed for the emancipation or freedom of Black-Americans in the rebel states of the Confederacy. The ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the conclusion in

1866 and 1867 made law the freedom and enfranchisement of the Black-American. Upon the conclusion of the Civil War in April 1865, there were still a large portion of the Black-American population still kept in the bo***ge of slavery despite attempts by the Radical Republican government to free all those still held. It would take several years of political and military initiatives to truly bring forth the physical nature of freedom to those still held in the confines of slavery. During the years immediately following the end of the Civil War many Black-Americans relished in their new glory of freedom and sovereignty. This was a time of great rejoice and accomplishment, and these new freedoms were honored and celebrated by the growing Black-American community everywhere. It was on or around the day that each individual state gained emancipation from the federal government that was deemed the day of celebration upon the state’s Black-American community. August 4 is the day set aside for celebrating the emancipation of the American slave in Joplin, MO and other neighboring towns as Neosho and Springfield, MO. The celebration has taken place on or around the weekend of August 4 annually in Joplin, MO for more than 80 years dating back to the 1920's in Ewert Park.

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💬 I Am Joplin: Chalise Cooper
Carrying on a family legacy in the heart of East Town, Chalise Cooper is living proof that roots run deep in Joplin — and that giving back is a full-circle calling.
From attending kindergarten just blocks from where her great-grandmother once lived, to now leading as a dedicated community advocate, Chalise has made service part of her family tradition. Whether it’s organizing Emancipation Days, helping youth through the Boys & Girls Club, or preserving the legacy of Ewert Park — she’s woven into the fabric of the neighborhood she loves.

🗣️ “My home has always been East Town. It’s where my mom grew up, and her mom, and her mom’s mom. I want to keep investing in this place.”

🌳 This year marks the 100th anniversary of Ewert Park, and Chalise is helping shape its future while honoring its past.

📖 Read her story in the Fall issue of Joplin Living — a powerful reminder of what it means to grow where you're planted.

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