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DC Emancipation Day
April 16, 2023
From DC Office of the Secretary:
The District of Columbia Emancipation Commemoration Commission develops plans, programs, projects, and activities to celebrate the holiday and commemorate the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862, that freed enslaved people in the District of Columbia. The Office of the Secretary is charged with the responsibility for organizing, planning, and coordinating the District of Columbia Emancipation Day activities.