Emancipation Day April 15, 2009
Citywide
Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia
This official DC holiday honors the day in 1862 when Lincoln granted about 3,100 enslaved people in DC their freedom nine months before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. A parade, lectures and performances take place in locations throughout the city.
Added by destinationdc on October 30, 2008