Emancipation Day The District of Columbia officially celebrates Emancipation Day on April 16th. |
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. |
2019 Recap Video |
Arena Stage ad George Washington University will host a national, two-day creative conference at the Marvin Center on the campus of GW focused on exploring life during the Civil War, workshops on specific topics and issues of life during the War, and creating new theatrical, visual and movement-based work from these discoveries.
