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Apr 10 2024

Sunday, April 14, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick off annual DC Emancipation Day festivities that the...

Apr 7 2017

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the celebration of the 155th anniversary...

Apr 15 2016

Some closures begin at 7:30 am Saturday, April 16.

Apr 13 2016

The theme for this year’s Emancipation Day is Championing Full Democracy for the residents of...

Apr 12 2016

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated...

The Role of President Abraham Lincoln in the DC Emancipation Act of 1862 with Dr. David J. Kent

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A presentation focusing on the role of Lincoln in the DC Emancipation Act of 1862. This program will include a Q & A session.

Introduction by Commissioner Howard Marks of the DC Emancipation Day Commemoration Commission.