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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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John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 419, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (202) 727-6306

Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act

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The Office of the Secretary for the District of Columbia, President Lincoln's Cottage at Soldier's Home, and the Lincoln Group, partner to bring this enlightening and informative panel discussion about President Abraham Lincoln's views on the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act (Act), media reaction to the Act, and the residents of the District views on the Act.

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