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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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The Washington Informer Presents: A Conversation with Civil Rights Icon and Congressman John Lewis

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Congressman Lewis will discuss his involvement in the civil rights movement of the 1950's and '60's, its relevance to present day and where we are now as a culture. The event will also feature, inspirational entertainment, a showing of the short documentary, "John Lewis - An American Hero,"  a discussion between Denise Rolark and Congressman Lewis, and presaentation of the Washington Informer Humanitarian Award.

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