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DC Emancipation Day
 

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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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Cultural Tourism Emancipation Day Scavenger Hunt

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Cultural Tourism DC, in partnership with Ford's Theatre, Willard InterContinental Washington, and President Lincoln's Cottage, is sponsoring a scavenger hunt to celebrate Emancipation Day. Everyone is invited to participatae in the hunt by downloading application, SCVNOR from www.culturaltourismdc.org to learn about slavery, abolition, and emancipation in the District of Columbia.  The application will be available for downloading and use on April 13, 2012.

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