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

A United States senator has introduced legislation to make the day after Easter a federal holiday so families can more easily ...

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 ...

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

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

Thousands celebrate DC Emancipation Day with a parade, live entertainment, and fireworks, marking the 20th anniversary of the public holiday.

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

Emancipation Day honors the work that led to president Abraham Lincoln abolishing slavery in the district, freeing more than 3,000 people. LaToya Foster, the director of the Office of Cable Television ...

In ”Last Seen,” historian Judith Giesberg explores how formerly enslaved people tried to reunite with their lost loved ones ...

A parade, festival, concert and fireworks will mark D.C. Emancipation Day on Sunday ... fireworks finale at 8:30 p.m. The African American History and Culture Museum will also host a celebration ...