DC mayor uses Emancipation Day to highlight statehood fight – Washington Post

Washington PostOfficially, Emancipation Day commemorates when President Abraham Lincoln signed an act freeing all 3,100 slaves residing in the District, eight months ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation. But the day, which has been celebrated in Washington for … and more …read more From:: Washington DC News From Google News

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