DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Thousands turned out Sunday to partake in D.C.’s parade marking Emancipation Day, the day in 1862 that 3,000 enslaved people ...

The holiday has long served as a reminder of D.C.’s lack of statehood. Trump’s attacks on policies and ideology promoting ...

In 2025, D.C. is celebrating 20 years of officially observing the holiday. A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

There will be several government closings in D.C. for Emancipation Day on Wednesday. WTOP has a roundup of what’s open and ...

Emancipation Day marks the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia on April 16, 1862. More than 3,000 enslaved ...

The district is celebrating the 20th anniversary of D.C. Emancipation Day with performances from Chante Moore, Anthony ...

WASHINGTON — Wednesday marks emancipation day in D.C., a day commemorating when slavery was abolished in the District in 1862. D.C. locals say Emancipation Day is a time to celebrate the ...

It marks that day President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery in the District.