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What is Emancipation Day?

The DC Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 ended slavery in Washington, DC, freed 3,100 individuals, reimbursed those who had legally owned them and offered the newly freed women and men money to emigrate. It is this legislation, and the courage and struggle of those who fought to make it a reality, that we commemorate every April 16, DC Emancipation Day.

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Triumph of Freedom: The Forgotten Story of Emancipation in the District of Columbia

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IKG Cultural Resource Center in the Thurgood Marshall Building presents the accomplished author/co-author, frequent national and international lecturer, and noted historian of the African Diaspora, Mr. C.R. Gibbs, who will present the DC Emancipation Story, as part of the commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the ending of slavery in the District of Columbi and freeing of 3100 enslaved persons.

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