Thanks For Playing: Happy Empancipation Day, DC!
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APRIL 16, 2012
Happy Empancipation Day, DC! Today marks the 150th anniversary of DC Emancipation Day. On April 16, 1862, Abraham Lincoln emancipated over 3000 enslaved African-Americans in the District, nearly 9 months before issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the rebelling states of the Confederacy. Newer Post.
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