LinkLinks WTOP: Emancipation Day 2021: What’s open, what’s closed in DC By Editor On Apr 15, 2021 Last updated Apr 15, 2021 91 Share D.C. will mark Emancipation Day on Friday, April 16, commemorating an 1862 act signed by Abraham Lincoln which abolished slavery in the District, freeing over 3,000 people eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation. 91 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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