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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 History and Role of the Mount Zion United Methodist Church

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Dr. Ida Jones, Archivist at Morgan State University, author and historian, will discuss the history of the church and its role in the emancipation of enslaved persons in the District. C.R. Gibbs, historian, lecturer, scholar, and author, will discuss the book he co-authored with Kathleen M. Lesko and Valerie Babb, Black Georgetown Remembered, the 25th edition of which has just been released and is available for signing. Miss Dawne Young, a descendant of one of the church's founders, will discuss John H.

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