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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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