CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston's annual Emancipation Day Parade took place Wednesday, marking 162 years since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and declared all ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. will celebrate the 20 th anniversary of the Emancipation Day holiday this weekend. President Abraham Lincoln signed the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act into law on ...

Georgetown University commemorated the 160th anniversary of the Compensated Emancipation Act through multiple campus events. The act abolished slavery in Washington, D.C. Passed by Congress in 1862, ...

Georgetown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies (CSSL), which researches the history of enslavement, celebrated the history of emancipation from enslavement in Washington, D.C ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The District will soon celebrate its 163rd D.C. Emancipation Day, marking 163 years since slavery was abolished in the city. By ending slavery in D.C., the D.C. Compensated ...

WASHINGTON — D.C. residents will celebrate Emancipation Day this weekend on Freedom Plaza. This year's celebration is on Sunday, April 14. Here's what to expect. Festivities will kick off at 2 p.m.

Tuesday will mark 162 years since the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 freed thousands of enslaved people in the District. The city commemorated the milestone Sunday with a parade, music and ...

District officials have planned a day full of song, dance and celebration for residents celebrating the 144th anniversary of the Emancipation Act. This is the second year the city has made the ...

Procrastinating taxpayers: wonder why you’re getting a couple extra days to file your taxes this year? April 15 fell on a Sunday this year, so you can thank a Christian for the first extra day, as ...

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in Washington, D.C., freeing more than 3,000 people. It was a joyful day in the midst of the Civil War that came after decades of effort ...